It's etymology is mostly hypothesized, but consensus puts emergence of the word circa 1200 The word lady shed its pejorative bonds and reemerged in the mid 1800s to denote a woman of higher social status Comparing the first known usage of lady to its counterpart lord The word 'lady'took on a negative connotation when it. 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. In that context, lady is the counterpart of lord
Not just a woman, but a noblewoman Lords' wives are referred to as ladies Yes, milady comes from my lady 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 phrase means 'the lady of the house', but in the context of the derivation of the surname tiplady they think 'lady' might imply a man's mistress. I thought calling to somebody lady (ex Lady, you dropped your key Or how are you doing, lady?) sounds polite, but some dictionary says used when talking directly to a woman you do not know, when you are angry with her in american english (from longman dictionary) is this description in a dictionary always true, or does it just depend on situations? There are sometimes difficulties with using 'ladies' or 'lady' alone, but that is another longer question entirely to address all those contexts
But for this question, the answer is easy You don't want to use the word 'gentlewoman' in almost all circumstances. This seems rather a poor act of classification,.
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