madame
madame
Definition
ma·dame (mə däm′, -dam′; mad′əm; Fr mȧ dȧm′)
noun pl. mes·dames′mā däm′, -dam′; Fr mā dȧm′
a married woman: French title equivalent to Mrs.: used in English as a title of respect for a distinguished woman or generally for any foreign married woman: abbrev. Mme, Mdme
Etymology: Fr: see madam
madame
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- d'albemar: M. Barton is without hope, except in the courage and virtue of madame d'Albémar herself.
Noun used with modifier
- brothel: Upon their return to Larkhall, the Julies are surprised when they bump into their old employer, wealthy brothel madame, Virginia OâKane.
madame Quotes
An interviewer asked me what book I thought best represented the modern American woman. All I could think of to answer was: Madame Bovary.
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