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Meaning of MADAME

Pronunciation:  mu'dam

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  title used for a married Frenchwoman
 
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 See Also: dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ma`dame"\, n.; pl. {Mesdames}. [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) +
dame dame. See {Dame}, and cf. {Madonna}.]
My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of
quality; now, in France, given to all married women.
--Chaucer.
 
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 Related Terms: dame, dona, donna, Frau, Fraulein, lady, madam, mademoiselle, mem-sahib, mesdames, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina, vrouw
 

 

 

 

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