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  • 81gentleman, lady, woman — In medieval times, a gentleman was a man above the rank of yeoman (the owner of a small farm), but the term is now applied to a person of good manners and breeding or as a mark of respect to any man: A gentleman should never give offense to… …

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  • 82mama — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary uncle polite form of address to older men Maternal uncle, also street talk for cop …

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  • 83saab — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary polite form of address to a man …

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  • 84must — {{11}}must (n.1) new wine, O.E. must, from L. mustum (also source of O.H.G., Ger. most, O.Fr. moust, Mod.Fr. moût, Sp., It. mosto), short for vinum mustum fresh wine, neuter of mustus fresh, new, newborn, perhaps lit. wet, and from PIE …

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  • 85bull artist — n a more polite form of bullshit artist …

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  • 86My Lady (or Lord) — a polite form of address to certain titled people. → my …

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  • 87My Lady — a polite form of address to female judges and certain noblewomen. → lady …

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  • 88My Lord — (in the UK) a polite form of address to judges, bishops, and certain noblemen. → lord …

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  • 89lord — noun a man of noble rank or high office. ↘(Lord) (in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name). ↘(the Lords) the House of Lords, or its members… …

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  • 90madam — noun 1》 a polite form of address for a woman. 2》 Brit. informal a conceited or precocious girl. 3》 a woman who runs a brothel. Origin ME: from OFr. ma dame my lady …

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