transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-dəm ]
noun
( plural madams )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ma dame, literally, my lady
Date: 14th century
1. plural mes·dames mā-ˈdäm, -ˈdam : lady — used without a name as a form of respectful or polite address to a woman
2. : mistress 1 — used as a title formerly with the given name but now with the surname or especially with a designation of rank or office
Madam Chairman
Madam President
3. : the female head of a house of prostitution
4. : the female head of a household : wife