Found 2 items, similar to mesdames.
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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.
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2. The woman who is in charge of a household.
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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.
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Mesdames
\Mes`dames"\ (F. ?, E. ?), n.,
pl. of
Madame and
Madam.
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