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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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43 Moby Thesaurus words for "madam":
Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, abbess, bawd,
chatelaine, dame, dona, donna, dowager, fancy man, first lady,
gigolo, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife,
lady, madame, mademoiselle, maquereau, matriarch, matron,
mem-sahib, mesdames, mistress, mother superior, pander, panderer,
pimp, procurer, procuress, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina,
vrouw, white slaver
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. Madams, or Mesdames. [See Madame.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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