Milady (from my lady) is an english term of address to a noble woman It is the female form of milord And here's some background on milord Daughter of the duke of marlborough.husband's an utter rascal Is the usage of handsome here archaic, or just rarely used by those in the know If the former, when did it become so?
Otherwise, as elliot frisch has suggested, lady is the term you want But in my opinion, if you're talking about clients of yours, be gender neutral Lady can have negative implications in this setting because it is often used in a negative fashion, e.g That lady wouldn't stop talking about. The equivalent of dear sirs, for women? In a list of classmates, how is the name of a married female and spouse listed
How is the maiden name shown? Where did the saying ladies first originate Did it originally appeared in english countries, or And is this always expressed in a positive/polite tune of meaning If you are wondering why we don't write ladies's, it is because ladies is one of the exceptions, along with girls', parents', players', weeks' and even klingons' it can get a bit niggly with names too Aristophanes' plays, but jesus's miracles and (usually) james.
'was it a dude or a lady who was caught shoplifting at victoria's. Gentlemen is to male as lady is to female Ladies and gentlemen is used to address the audience during a speech, and ladies and gents are used on the signs of public toilets for women and men respectively. I don't think it's obscene so much as profane By one theory, bloody in this context is a contraction for by our lady, essentially swearing by the virgin mary (bloody in wikipedia) Other similar oaths include blimey (god blind me) and gadzooks (by god's hooks (hands))
