User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-1451563-20180913002703/@comment-6032121-20181205222042

User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-1451563-20180913002703/@comment-6032121-20181205222042 Though interesting, all this quote does is propose two possible explanations of why the Doctor describes himself/herself/themselves as a Time Lord. The Series 10 quote asks why the species as a whole calls itself Time Lords rather than Time Ladies. ( Well, I say "species". The old "are all Gallifreyans Time Lords?" debate applies. )

For what it's worth, whether a Time Lord in a female body will call themselves a Time Lady seems to be established as something that's up to personal taste among Gallifreyans. As I recall, Missy says she calls herself a Time Lady because she's "old-fashioned", implying it used to be the regular form for female Time Lords but fell out of favor at some point before the Deca's time.