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madam definition

madam (mad′əm)

noun pl. madams mad′·ams

  1. a woman; lady: a polite term of address
  2. the mistress of a household
  3. ☆ a woman in charge of a brothel

Etymology: Fr madame, orig. ma dame < L mea domina, my lady: see dame

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