Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, also, historical, humorous, often)My Lord (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).

    1986, Ben Elton et al., Blackadder II, 3: "Money" There's a priest wants t'see you, m'lord. Well, tell him I'm Jewish.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. M'lord, your word is my command.

    ruМилорд, Ваше слово для меня — закон. — ZegPhig

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Origin

Elision of my + lord.

Elision of my + lord.

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Forms

plural: m'lords

Word family

1 related words
Relatedm'lady

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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