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
Words Nearby madam
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use madam in a sentence
After her tenure as secretary of state, she went on to publish seven New York Times bestsellers including her 2003 autobiography “madam Secretary”.
The pop-feminist renaissance Rhimes helped launch was diluted by a wave of imitations, from Téa Leoni in madam Secretary to Piper Perabo’s cable-news tycoon in Notorious.
Famed poet Maya Angelou, for example, worked briefly here as a madam in the 1940s when she was a young woman.
Did San Diego Dodge a WWII Bullet the Size of Pearl Harbor? | Randy Dotinga | December 7, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoRepublican Senator David Vitter issued a public apology in 2007 for his involvement with the “D.C. madam.”
Christian Right-Wingers Love Porn: New Studies Suggest the Bible Belt Has A Kinky Side | Aurora Snow | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBible-thumping Louisiana Sen. David Vitter was outed as a john for the “D.C. madam” in 2007.
‘7th Heaven’ Dad Stephen Collins and the Christian Right’s Real Morality Tale | Amanda Marcotte | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The legendary actor and madam Secretary producer insists his show has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton.
Still, the madam Secretary cast and crew have been lately downplaying parallels to the Democratic presidential hopeful.
“madam Speaker, this is America; it is not Burger King,” Poe said.
The Democrats Have Found a New Boogeyman, and It’s Burger King | Tim Mak | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI tell you, madam, most distinctly and emphatically, that it is bread pudding and the meanest kind at that.'
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousI am ready madam,—for I have sufficiently experienced the folly of my presuming to decline it.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAnother female person, whom I put down as madam Stone, arose and disappeared through an open door at my approach.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe boy took off his hat, and very handsomely addressed the cow, with "Your servant, madam."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousI should be sorry to lay upon you, my dear madam, a burthen greater than the one you have already to bear.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
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
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse