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.
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