Meaning
A polite title for a woman, taken from French and used before her name.
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Word origin
From French madame, literally ma dame, my lady, from Latin domina, lady of the house.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- ma dame
- English cognates
- madam, dame
Examples
, Dubois.
"Madame" goes before a woman's family name, like "Mrs".
addressed Lefèvre.
It keeps the French spelling with an e at the end.
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On its own it is a very polite way to speak to a woman; the English word is "madam".
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 6: madame, defence, complicate and 7 more words.