Meaning of MADAME
Pronunciation: | | mu'dam
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| Definition: | | [n] title used for a married Frenchwoman |
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| See Also: | | dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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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Thesaurus Terms |
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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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