madame

French

noun
Definitions
  • a title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person address.
  • madam, Mrs. or Ms.
  • (in children's language) Lady, woman.
  • the female employer of a domestic servant

Etymology

Compound from French ma + French dame (lady, king doubled piece in checkers).

Origin

French

dame

Gloss

lady, king doubled piece in checkers

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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