Ma·dame (m -d m , 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. [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).] |
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]
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| Noun | 1. |  madame - title used for a married Frenchwomangentlewoman, ma'am, madam, lady, dame - a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" |
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