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Madame (iou)



Madame noun. (see also MESDAMES). ME.
[Old French: see MADAM noun. Partly var. of MADAM noun.]
I.
See MADAM noun. ME.
II.
a. Used as a title (preceding the surname) of or as a respectful form of address to a French married woman or (more widely) a married woman of any non-British nationality (corresp. to English Mrs, Lady, etc.), or in literal renderings of French speech. M16.
b. French History. (A title of) a female member of the French royal family, spec. the eldest daughter of the French king or the dauphin (cf. MADEMOISELLE 3). L16.
c. Used as a title (preceding a name) by a businesswoman, fortune-teller, etc., esp. to imply skill and sophistication, or foreign origin. M19.
Joyce The window of Madame Doyle, court dress milliner, stopped him. N. Coward Don't you think, Madame Arcati, that perhaps we've had enough seances?
A woman usually addressed or referred to as 'Madame'; a French married woman; a Frenchman's wife. L16-M18.
? As a title freq. abbreviated to Mme.