Main Entry: ma·dame

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈdam, ma-ˈ, before a surname also ˈma-dəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Old French ma dame

Date: circa 1674

1 plural mes·dames \mā-ˈdäm, -ˈdam\ —used as a title equivalent to Mrs. for a married woman not of English-speaking nationality
2 plural madames : madam 3