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. I have a suspicion that even shakespeare did so, but can't find anything indicating 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.
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). 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
Not just a woman, but a noblewoman Lords' wives are referred to as ladies In lady gaga's song featuring elton john sine from above, she sang that she has heard a sine from the sky Sine is defined as the very famous mathematical function in cambridge dictionary. The fat lady is the valkyrie brünnhilde, who is traditionally presented as a very buxom lady with horned helmet, spear and round shield (although amalie materna played brünnhilde during wagner's lifetime (1876) with a winged helmet). Members of the court of appeal of england & wales, and the court of appeal for northern ireland are styled lord (or lady) justice
What is the correct plural In american and canadian english,.
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