Found 2 items, similar to mesdames.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mesdames madame n : title used for a married Frenchwoman [also: mesdames (pl)] mesdames See madame
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mesdames Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. Madams, or Mesdames. [See Madame.] 1. A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir; often abbreviated ma'am when used as a term of address. [1913 Webster] 2. The woman who is in charge of a household. [PJC] 3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel. [PJC] Madame \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. [1913 Webster] Mesdames \Mes`dames"\ (F. ?, E. ?), n., pl. of Madame and Madam. [1913 Webster]