n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' dam, ma- ' , before a surname also ' ma-d ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French ma dame
Date: circa 1674
1 plural mes · dames \ m ā - ' däm, - ' dam \ ― used as a title equivalent to Mrs. for a married woman not of English-speaking nationality
2 plural madames : MADAM 3