m'lady.' name='description'> m'ladies - definition and meaning

Definitions

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  • noun Plural form of m'lady.

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Examples

  • She threw herself to the ground and shreiked -- I mean shreiked -- and sobbed hysterically for about 15 seconds, then got up, dusted herself off, took a sip of water from a cup offered her by the carrot woman, said "Good morrow, m'ladies" to my two very confused daughters, and went on her way to find someone else to weep for.

    IsThatLegal? 2003

  • "Girl" here meant "female servant"; if Elise had intended to say that the young men had been mishandling other females, she'd have said "m'ladies."

    Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988

  • "Girl" here meant "female servant"; if Elise had intended to say that the young men had been mishandling other females, she'd have said "m'ladies."

    Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988

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