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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.

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.


Mesdames \Mes`dames"\ (F. ?, E. ?), n.,
pl. of {Madame} and {Madam}.