- Origin of milady - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, milady emerged in 1778 that partially came from French: Partly < French milady , title used when addressing or speaking of an English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above)
- meaning - Can you still call a woman handsome? - English Language . . .
Right, I have heard it being used in the manner you've talked about before, but I wasn't sure if there was a hidden subtext of irony there or not A kind of delicate way to say "that woman looks like a man!" In this movie, Lady Penbroke really couldn't be described as such; even with the getup and everything, she looked "classically beautiful "
- Ladys Ladies or ladies - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Lady" is singular, so if you were referring solely to one woman's shoes, it would be "the lady's shoes " As for your second question, I'm assuming you're referring to a group of women in your salutation of them, so it would be "Good morning, ladies "
- Gentleman is to male as what is to female? [duplicate]
@rbhattarai Sometimes "real lady" means "having female organs" in addition to identifying as female Pretty much anything involving gender is a wide, deep and densely packed minefield of mixed meanings (and extreme sensitivity to vicariously perceived slights)
- Why does this Ladies First saying exist?
A gentleman will always follow a lady when going up stairs, in case she should fall over A gentleman will always precede a lady going down stairs for the same reason In both cases a gentleman would never stare, indecently or otherwise, at any parts of a ladies anatomy –
- Why ladybird? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Mary (Our Lady) was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early paintings and the spots of the seven spot ladybird (the most common in Europe) were said to symbolise her seven joys and seven sorrows Common names in other European languages have the same association (the German name Marienkäfer translates to "Marybeetle" or, literally, Mary
- What is a female or gender neutral form of gentleman that relays the . . .
@JanusBahsJacquet I would disagree Lady has always had paternalistic connotations, for hundreds of years In fact, it still does, even in other languages, e g madame from French --> ma dame literally meaning my lady, implying ownership 'Back in the day', women were essentially bartering tools and that has just recently started to change
- What is the origin of the phrase Top of the morning to you?
From "Reminiscences of a Juris-Consult," in The Lady's Book (January 1832): Some days afterward a rough Patlander opened my office door, and with one of those ducking bows, peculiar I think to his countrymen, accosted me with "The top of the morning to ye'r honour " I raised my head at the odd sound, and returned the salute, but after a more
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