Madam Definition

mădəm
mesdames
noun
Used formerly as a courtesy title before a woman's given name but now used only before a surname or title indicating rank or office.
Madam Ambassador.
American Heritage
Used as a salutation in a letter.
Dear Madam or Sir.
American Heritage
A polite term of address to a woman.
Webster's New World
The mistress of a household.
Webster's New World
A woman in charge of a brothel.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Madam

Noun

Singular:
Madam
Plural:
mesdames, madams

Origin of Madam

  • From Old French madame, from ma "˜my' + dame "˜lady', from post-classical Latin mea domina.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English madame from Old French ma dame Madame

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Madam Sentence Examples

  • Archbishop Blackburne, when asked by Queen Caroline whether he was still alive, answered, "He is not dead, madam, but buried."

  • His version of the old Greek stories entitled The Heroes, and Water-babies and Madam How and Lady Why, in which he deals with popular natural history, take high rank among books for children.

  • As they approached, Barlaymont had been heard to say to Margaret, " What, Madam, is your Highness afraid of these beggars (gueux) ?

  • On pretence of conferring with him on important business of state, Mansur induced him, in spite of the warnings of his best general, Abu Nasr, to come to Madam (Ctesiphon), and in the most perfidious manner caused him to be murdered by his guards.

  • In England the duchess, who was commonly spoken of as Madam East, was supposed to be an agent of the pope, who had indeed exerted himself to secure her consent.

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