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BNC: 6683 COCA: 16977

madam

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madam /ˈmædəm/ noun
plural madams
madam
/ˈmædəm/
noun
plural madams
Learner's definition of MADAM
[count]
formal plural mesdames /meɪˈdɑːm/ /meɪˈdæm/ used to politely speak to a woman who you do not know女士(对陌生女性的礼貌称呼)
Madamused at the start of a formal letter to a woman whose name you do not know女士(在正式信件抬头中,对未知姓名的女性的称呼)
Madamused when you are speaking to a woman who has a high rank or position女士,夫人(对高级别或高职位女性的称呼)
: a woman who is in charge of a brothel老鸨
British, informal + disapproving : a girl who expects other people to do things for her喜欢使唤他人的女子
BNC: 6683 COCA: 16977

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madam

noun

mad·​am ˈma-dəm How to pronounce madam (audio)
plural madams
1
a
plural mesdames mā-ˈdäm How to pronounce madam (audio)
-ˈdam
: lady
used without a name as a form of respectful or polite address to a woman
Right this way, madam.
b
Madam
used as a conventional form of address in the salutation of a letter
2
: mistress sense 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 ChairmanMadam President
3
: the female head of a house of prostitution
4
: the female head of a household : wife
every once in a while the madam and I will order a book that we've read about H. S. Truman

Example Sentences

the madam and I are planning to go out for a nice dinner on our anniversary
Recent Examples on the Web Kaye’s bleak origins as a poor kid from a California desert community whose mother pimped him out to pay the rent, then sold him to a Los Angeles madam. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 But Morton, 45, who has played historical figures ranging from the madam of a Georgian brothel on Harlots to Mary, Queen of Scots in Elizabeth the Golden Age, stresses that this series offers audiences a much more complex rendering of Catherine. Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 The madam of the establishment was Kitty Schmidt, who had run brothels across the German capital since the early interwar years. David Motadel, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 Over the past 17 years, scores of women have accused Epstein of abuse them, with many describing Maxwell as the madam who recruited them. Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 28 June 2022 Many described Maxwell as acting as a madam who recruited them to give massages to Epstein. Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022 Many described Maxwell as acting as a madam who recruited them to give massages to Epstein. Larry Neumeister And Tom Hays, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2022 Over the past 17 years, scores of women have accused Epstein of abuse them, with many describing Maxwell as the madam who recruited them. al, 28 June 2022 Over the past 17 years, scores of women have accused Mr. Epstein of abuse them, with many describing Ms. Maxwell as the madam who recruited them. Tom Hays And Larry Neumeister, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of madam was in the 14th century
BNC: 6683 COCA: 16977

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