The term derives from the french madame, from ma dame meaning my lady In french, the abbreviation is mme or mme and the plural is mesdames (abbreviated mmes or mmes ). Madame s'est présentée à l'urgence à 18 h 12 [name] attended the emergency room at 6:12 p.m Although un/le monsieur is used as a common noun to mean a/the gentleman, using the word une/la madame to mean a/the lady is considered childish language Instead, une/la dame is used.
A french title of respect equivalent to “mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title. See examples of madame used in a sentence. Madam and madame are two honorific titles used to address women in different contexts While they may seem similar at first glance, there are subtle differences in their usage and connotations. Definition of 'madame' madame in british english (ˈmædəm , french madam ) noun word forms Plural mesdames (ˈmeɪˌdæm , french medam ) a married frenchwoman
Madame is the way to address a french woman, as in madame curie It’s officially for married women, like mrs In english, but it’s often used for any exotic woman, married and french or not. A title for a woman, esp A married woman from france There are six meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun madame, two of which are labelled obsolete
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