Milady vs Mrs - What's the difference?
milady | mrs |
(UK) A title used before an adult female's name or surname. Traditionally reserved for married individuals and used with the married surname.
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As a noun milady
is an English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady.As an abbreviation Mrs is
a title used before an adult female's name or surname. Traditionally reserved for married individuals and used with the married surname.As an initialism MRS is
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English
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(Mmes)- Mrs Malaprop said, “He’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}