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milady

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mi⋅la⋅dy

  [mi-ley-dee]
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–noun, plural -dies.
1. an English noblewoman (often used as a term of address).
2. a woman regarded as having fashionable or expensive tastes: milady's spring wardrobe.
Also, mi⋅la⋅di.

Origin:
1830–40; < F < E my lady
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mi·la·dy   (mĭ-lā'dē)   
n.   pl. mi·la·dies

  1. An English noblewoman or gentlewoman.

  2. Used as a form of address for such a woman.

  3. A chic or fashionable woman.


[French, from English, my lady.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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