different between gentleman vs milord

English

Etymology

Morphologically gentle +? man, calque of French gentilhomme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??n.t?l.m?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): [?d????.??.m?n]
• Hyphenation: gentle?man

Noun

gentleman (plural gentlemen)

1. (chiefly historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (Britain law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
2. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
3. (derogatory) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.

   Synonyms: cockney, puss-gentleman, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man

4. (polite term of address) Any man.

   Synonym: sahib

   Coordinate terms: lady, gentlewoman, (historical) gentlelady

5. (usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.

   Synonym: dilettante
6. (cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

   Coordinate terms: professional, (historical) player

Usage notes

• Although gentleman is used in reference to a man and gentlemen is used as a polite form of address to a group of men, it is more common to directly address a single gentleman as sir.
• The singular possesive of the sense "any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man" can appear in ad hoc compounds to describe a polite way of doing something; e.g. a "gentleman's sweep" when a dominant basketball team allowed the opponent one win in a series[1].

Derived terms

Related terms

• gentlewoman
• gentlelady

Descendants

• Chinese Pidgin English: gentleman
• ? Danish: gentleman
• ? Esperanto: ?entlemano
• ? French: gentleman
• ? Georgian: ????????? (?en?lmeni)
• ? Mohegan-Pequot: gundermon
• ? Polish: d?entelmen
• ? Portuguese: gentleman
• ? Spanish: gentleman

Translations

Chinese Pidgin English

Alternative forms

• ??? (Chinese characters)

Etymology

From English gentleman.

Noun

gentleman

1. A respectful term for a person of either sex: gentleman, lady

References

• Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 105: “Gentleman: does not always indicate the male sex. e.g. “outside have got two piece gentleman, one belong missee.” (Lunde.)”

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English gentleman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??n.tl?.man/

Noun

gentleman m (plural gentlemen or gentlemans)

1. gentleman, especially an anglophone one

Further reading

• “gentleman” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• mélangent

Spanish

Noun

gentleman m (plural gentlemen)

1. British gentleman

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??l??d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d

Etymology 1

From French milord, from English my Lord. Compare milady.

Noun

milord (plural milords)

1. (Britain, obsolete, humorous) An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman.
   • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, 49

     Not since the year 17—, when milord Castlebrilliant's curricle was whirled to sea with her ladyship within, had there been such vehement weather.

Translations

Etymology 2

A variant spelling of m'lord, elided from my +? lord.

Noun

milord (plural milords)

1. Alternative form of m'lord
   • 1986, Ben Elton & al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato"

     Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm.

French

Etymology

From English my Lord. See also milady.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.l??/

Noun

milord m (plural milords)

1. (archaic) Milord, an English lord abroad.
   • 1959, Edith Piaf singing Georges Moustaki's "Milord"

     Laissez-vous faire, Milord,

     Venez dans mon royaume:

     Je soigne les remords,

     Je chante la romance,

     Je chante les milords

     Qui n'ont pas eu de chance!

     Let yourself go, Milord.

     Come into my kingdom:

     I treat your remorse,

     I sing of romance,

     I sing of milords

     who've never had a chance!

2. (figuratively, informal, dated) A rich man.
3. A horse-drawn car with a raised seat for the driver.

Further reading

• “milord” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English milord.

Noun

milord m (invariable)

1. lord, milord
2. dandy (elegant man)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English milord.

Noun

milord m (plural milords)

1. (Jersey) swell

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English milord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi?lo?d/, [mi?lo?ð?]

Noun

milord m (plural milores)

1. milord