madam
noun
plural madams
Definition of madam
1a
plural mesdames\ mÄ-ËdĂ€m
, -Ëdam\
: lady
—used without a name as a form of respectful or polite address to a woman Right this way, madam.
b
Madam
—used as a conventional form of address in the salutation of a letter
2
: mistress sense 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 ChairmanMadam President
3
: the female head of a house of prostitution
4
: the female head of a household : wife
every once in a while the madam and I will order a book that we've read about— H. S. Truman
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