Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Ladies and Gentlemen

Till 1808 public speakers began their addresses with “gentlemen and ladies;” but since then the order has been reversed.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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