madame

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.

   The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle.

2. 2
   noun

   title used for a married Frenchwoman

3. 3
   noun

   Alternative form of madam.

4. 4
   noun

   Alternative letter-case form of madame.

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.