French word

milord

Pronunciation

IPA/milɔʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlord

Example

Regardez, un milord descend du train.

Look, a lord is getting off the train.

Illustration for milord (lord)

More examples

Elle a imité le ton d'un milord pour plaisanter.

She imitated a milord's tone as a joke.

Core concept

A polished English gentleman in formal clothes, carrying himself with the visible manners of an upper-class visitor.

Similar words

monsieur: A general respectful way to address or refer to a man.
gentleman: A man known for courteous behavior and refined manners.

Definition in French

Milord nomme, parfois de façon ironique, un membre de l'aristocratie britannique ou un gentleman anglais perçu comme raffiné.

Word origin

French milord comes from English my lord, a form of address that French turned into a masculine common noun for an English aristocratic gentleman.

Usage tips

  • Milord is masculine, so standard usage has un milord and des milords, while the word often sounds old-fashioned or ironic.

Other meanings

  • English gentlemannoun

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