My Lady
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"My Lady" is a formal, respectful mode of address traditionally used when speaking to or about a woman of noble rank, such as a marchioness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Lady canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of address
ⓘ
honorific ⓘ term of respect ⓘ |
| addressedBy |
barristers in court
ⓘ
courtiers ⓘ servants ⓘ subjects ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
baroness
ⓘ
countess ⓘ female member of the peerage ⓘ marchioness ⓘ woman of higher social rank ⓘ |
| addressType | direct address ⓘ |
| canBeUsedAs | vocative expression ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | My Lord ⓘ |
| denotes |
deference
ⓘ
respect ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| grammaticalNumber | singular ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
possessive pronoun "My"
ⓘ
title "Lady" ⓘ |
| hasFormality | high ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsage |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| hasPolitenessLevel | respectful ⓘ |
| hasRegister | formal ⓘ |
| languagePart | noun phrase ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | British honorifics ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Milady
ⓘ
Your Ladyship ⓘ |
| stillInUse | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addressing a female peer
ⓘ
addressing a lady in formal contexts ⓘ addressing a marchioness ⓘ addressing a woman of noble rank ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
aristocracy
ⓘ
court etiquette ⓘ formal address in law courts ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
historical drama
ⓘ
literature ⓘ spoken address ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Commonwealth realms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.