Madame

Ma·dame  (m-dm, mdm)

n. pl. Mes·dames (m-dm, -däm) Abbr. Mme.

1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a woman, especially a married woman, in a French-speaking area: Madame Cartier; Madame Jacqueline Cartier.

2. madame Used as a form of polite address for a woman in a French-speaking area.

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[French, from Old French ma dame : ma, my (from Latin mea, feminine of meus; see me-¹ in Indo-European roots) + dame, lady (from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord, master of a household; see dem- in Indo-European roots).]

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madame [ˈmædəm (French) madam]

n pl mesdames [ˈmeɪˌdæm (French) medam]

a married Frenchwoman: usually used as a title equivalent to Mrs, and sometimes extended to older unmarried women to show respect and to women of other nationalities

[from French. See madam]

Thesaurus

Noun

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madame - title used for a married Frenchwoman gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, lady, dame - a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

Translations

madame [ˈmædəm] N (mesdames (pl)) [ˈmeɪdæm]

1. → madama f, señora f
Madame Dupont → la señora de Dupont

2. [of brothel] → madama f, dueña f