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Madam   /mˈædəm/   Listen
Madam

noun
(pl. madams, or mesdames)
1.
A woman of refinement.  Synonyms: dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am.
2.
A woman who runs a house of prostitution.  Synonym: brothel keeper.



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"Madam" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Madam," said her husband, sternly, "there is in your speech a hint of definite purpose which is at once encouraging and disquieting to me. May I ask if your plan contemplates the labor of your consort? Do I make myself clear? In other words, are ...
— White Ashes • Sidney R. Kennedy and Alden C. Noble

... Touchstone. Ahlas! 'tis eene pittie meethinks; for God's sake, madam, buy him but a hobbie horse; let the poore youth have something betwixt his legges to ease 'hem. Alas! we must doe as we would be ...
— Shakspere And Montaigne • Jacob Feis

... "Well, madam, such things have happened. Have you been in the habit of receiving Mr. Belcher at ...
— Sevenoaks • J. G. Holland

... "But, madam," interrupted Coucou, "how can you talk that way! Why should you not see my brave captain again? My captain is not one of those who are eaten by Kabyles for supper. He defends his life, and if he should be in the bowels of the earth ...
— The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) • Alexandre Dumas pere

... never to have felt a child's arms about my neck! Never to have known a child! Born on a stage, my mother born on a stage!" Ah, there were tragic possibilities in that voice and movement! "Pardon, madam. You see how I repeat. And you must be very wearied hearing about me. But I could be their nurse and their servant. I would bathe and dress them, play with them, teach them their prayers; and when they are sick they would see no ...
— Balcony Stories • Grace E. King


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