Main Entry:

mad·am

Pronunciation:

\ˈma-dəm\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural madams

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French ma dame, literally, my lady

Date:

14th century

1plural mes·dames \mā-ˈdäm, -ˈdam\ : lady —used without a name as a form of respectful or polite address to a woman2: mistress 1 —used as a title formerly with the given name but now with the surname or especially with a designation of rank or office <Madam Chairman><Madam President>3: the female head of a house of prostitution4: the female head of a household : wife