milord
French, noun/mi.lɔʁ/
milord is spelled M-I-L-O-R-D (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Milord is a French masculine noun meaning “a rich man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terme anglais par lequel on s’adresse à un lord”.
What does milord mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinemilord, an English lord abroad
- 2
datedinformalmasculinea rich man
- 3
masculinea horse-drawn car with a raised seat for the driver
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terme anglais par lequel on s’adresse à un lord. 2. Homme riche. 3. Voiture à cheval où le cocher est assis sur un siège surélevé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of milord
- milords plural
- mylord obsolete
- millourt archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce milord?
- /mi.lɔʁ/
- \mi.lɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to milord
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is milord in French?
milord appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).