əm; noun, plural mes·dames 
[mey-dam, -dahm; French mey-dam] . (often initial capital letter)
[mey-dam, -dahm; French mey-dam] . (often initial capital letter) 1.
a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title: Madame Curie.
2.
(in English) a title of respect used in speaking to or of an older woman, especially one of distinction, who is not of American or British origin. Abbreviation: Mme.
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| —n , pl mesdames | |
| a married Frenchwoman: usually used as a title equivalent to Mrs, and sometimes extended to older unmarried women to show respect and to women of other nationalities | |
| [C17: from French. See | |
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madame
1599, see madam, which is an earlier borrowing of the same Fr. phrase. Originally a title of respect for a woman of rank, now given to any married woman. OED recommends madam as an Eng. title, madame in ref. to foreign women.
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