MESDAMES

MADAME

madame

(noun) title used for a married Frenchwoman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mesdames

plural of madame

Noun

Mesdames

plural of Madame

Source: Wiktionary


Mes`dames" (F. , E. ), n.,

Definition: pl. of Madame and Madam.

MADAME

Ma`dame", n.; pl. Mesdames. Etym: [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.]

Definition: My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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