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mesdames madame的复数形 madame的复数形 Madame \ Ma` dame"\, n.; pl. { Mesdames}. [ F., fr. ma my ( L. mea) dame dame. See { Dame}, and cf. { Madonna}.] My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] Mad- apple
Madam \ Mad" am\, n.; pl. { Madams}, or { Mesdames}. [ See { Madame}.] 1. A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is { Sir}; often abbreviated ma' am when used as a term of address. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The woman who is in charge of a household. [ PJC] 3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel. [ PJC]
Mesdames \ Mes` dames"\ ( F. ?, E. ?), n., pl. of { Madame} and { Madam}. [ 1913 Webster]
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