transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈdam, ma-ˈ, before a surname also ]
ˈma-dəm noun
Etymology: French, from Old French ma dame
Date: circa 1674
1. plural mes·dames mā-ˈdäm, -ˈdam — used as a title equivalent to Mrs. for a married woman not of English-speaking nationality
2. plural madames : madam 3