madam
(often initial capital letter) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority:Madam President; May I help you, madam?
the woman in charge of a household: Is the madam at home?
the woman in charge of a house of prostitution.
Origin of madam
1Words that may be confused with madam
- madam , madame
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How to use madam in a sentence
This leaves workers dependent on pimps and madams for protection, which often leads to more violence.
The few resident males are either biological sons or “baboos” (lovers) of the successful madams.
‘Whores’ Glory’: An Interview With Michael Glawogger | Tracy Quan | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly I had madams, girls, and FBI informants on the phone.
Legally speaking, madams, agency owners, and telephone bookers take on a more-serious risk than do most escorts.
What will be the price of the plaintiff's pleadings then, Madams?
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. | F. Anstey
With two Hoh-Madams she accosted the frighted fair-one; who, terrified, caught hold of my sleeve.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonAnd two young peasant madams in charge, in the brown costume, rather sordid, and with folded white cloths on their heads.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceTry as he might, he, the designer of fabulously rare head-dresses, could not induce this charming Madams hair to stay coiffed.
The Beaver, Vol. 1, February, 1921, No. 5 | Hudson's Bay CompanyBut there were other Madams and Mademoiselles boarding that train.
The Magic Curtain | Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for madam
/ (ˈmædəm) /
a polite term of address for a woman, esp one considered to be of relatively high social status
a woman who runs a brothel
British informal a precocious or pompous little girl
the madam Southern African informal the lady of the house
Origin of madam
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