Milady (from my lady) is an english term of address to a noble woman It is the female form of milord And here's some background on milord The plural possessive is ladies'. 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. and as you're addressing them directly, the comma preceding ladies is necessary. Having heard the phrase, faint heart never won fair lady for the third time in very short span, i'm determined to find out its origin 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. first time i've fallen in love with a woman in a poofy wig. Otherwise, as elliot frisch has suggested, lady is the term you want But in my opinion, if you're talking about clients of yours, be gender neutral Lady can have negative implications in this setting because it is often used in a negative fashion, e.g That lady wouldn't stop talking about. The equivalent of dear sirs, for women?
Did it originally appeared in english countries, or And is this always expressed in a positive/polite tune of meaning Lady wife survives that confusing mess as a term half ironic and half straight, with tone perhaps leaning it heavily into the ironic (oh oh Must not stay out drinking any later, the lady wife will not approve!) or more heavily into the straight (my good lady wife is a joy and a rock of support to me). In that context, lady is the counterpart of lord Not just a woman, but a noblewoman
Lords' wives are referred to as ladies 'was it a dude or a lady who was caught shoplifting at victoria's.
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