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milord definition

mi·lord (mi lôrd′)

noun

  1. a former continental term of address for an English nobleman or gentleman
  2. an Englishman of high social status: often pejorative or mocking a haughty young milord

Etymology: Fr < Eng my lord

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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