Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, earlier Malasintha, from shortened form of Old High German Amalswind, literally "strong in work," from amal "work" + *swind "strong" (related to Old English swið "strong," gesund "healthy").
Usage examples of "milicent".
Her first stop was the society page, where she read the announcement of the engagement of Naomi Anne Chadwick, twenty-one, daughter of Matthew and Louise Chadwick of Three Willows Farm, Bluemont, Virginia, to Professor Philip James Byden, thirty-four, son of Andrew and Milicent Byden, Georgetown.
She’d never been sure how she would react if she confronted Milicent again.
Now, she thought, if Milicent made good on her threats to cut Kelsey off, she’d have to make further adjustments.
Candace was sure to have contacted Milicent to tell her Kelsey was on her way.
In fact, Milicent and I were just working on a solution to that problem.
In Victorian and melodramatic terms, Milicent no longer had a granddaughter.
She and Milicent had been at odds for so long, it would have made more sense to be relieved.
I’m certainly not going to go scrambling back and pretend you don’t exist because Milicent would prefer it.
I hate the idea that she’s been touched by any of the ugliness—just the kind of sordid business Milicent always claimed was part and parcel of racing.
Bradley needed cash, but Milicent was keeping her wallet slammed shut until he produced results.
And he was more than happy to use them, and repeat the sequence when Milicent Byden sent for him.
We are Cassandra, and we predict that you will show your respect to us by arranging for the release of the following political heroes now wrongly imprisoned in the gestapo facilities of Kent Prison in New York: Carl Minnu, Milicent Jung, Peter Johnson, and Susan B.