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madame.

a title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person address

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Meaning & usage

noun/ma.dam/
  1. a title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person address

    feminine
    Bonjour, madame, comment puis-je vous aider ?
    Si vous êtes libre, pourriez-vous aider madame, s'il vous plaît ?
  2. madam, Mrs. or Ms.; a title used with a woman's full name or surname, or (in childish language) her first name

    feminine
  3. lady, woman

    childish · feminine
    Dis « merci » à la madame.
  4. the female employer of a domestic servant

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French ma dame (“my lady”), equivalent to ma + dame.

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