as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position the 18th-century quack Franz Anton Mesmer specialized in the curing of those mysterious ailments of which pampered miladies often complained

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Noun
  • Wicks’ modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Someone else Johansson would love to see on SNL this season is her Eleanor the Great leading lady.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess’ death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence’s railings.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The duchess, who had three children and 10 grandchildren, was also passionate about music.
    Reuters, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Milady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milady. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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