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madam |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.] A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: madam n 1: a woman of refinement [syn: {dame}, {madame}, {ma'am}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}] 2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {brothel keeper}]
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