Definitions
Etymologies
- From Old French madame, from ma ‘my’ + dame ‘lady’, from post-classical Latin mea domina. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The Financial consultant and former madam is running on a platform that centers around legalizing marijuana, prostitution and gay marriage.”
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“The D.C. madam is going to list the names of famous Republicans who used her female escort service.”
“I did not understand anything of that; but I answered, ‘I am sure they call her madam, and she does not go to service nor do housework’; and therefore I insisted that she was a gentlewoman, and I would be such a gentlewoman as that.”
“Thee must not go near the pound, until thee knows for certain the maid thee calls madam can be saved.”
“I did not understand anything of that; but I answered, 'I am sure they call her madam, and she does not go to service nor do housework'; and therefore I insisted that she was a gentlewoman, and I would be such a gentlewoman as that.”
“He will be able, so he says, to get the house lathed and plastered; and madam – well, madam is going down to Winnipeg, and there will be wonderful shopping and goings-on.”
“At the mention of the word madam, she colored slightly.”
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel
“I have no delusions left, yet it has occurred to me that a young woman who would make the lives of the saints her rule of life -- I do not believe in such things myself, but -- in short, madam, I ask for your daughter in marriage. ”
“The argument, madam, is a profound one, and does credit to your discernment; but the question now is, since it has pleased Providence to prosper rebellion, and allow a community to be founded without any true church, or any means of getting at true ordinances and sacraments, what young fellows like us are to do about it.”
“That, madam," said Dr. Lothrop, who never forgot to be the grand gentleman under any circumstances, – "that, madam, is not the New Testament, but Dr. Isaac Watts, allow me to remind you.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘madam’.
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Contemporary character classes?
as a youth I, and some others, made a pen-and-paper RPG, based in contemporary crime and suspense fiction + nonfiction, set in America's blighted urban centers, anonymous slurbs, and godforsaken hi...
acrobat, actor, artist, anarchist, bagman, arsonist, yuppie, yakuza underling, yakuza oyabun, yakuza lieutenant, writer, white trash and 192 more...
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Palindromes
tenet, �?ΙΨΟ�? Α�?ΟΜΗΜΑΤ..., rotator, kayak, tattarrattat, detartrated, racecar, level, step on no pets, fall leaves after..., level, madam, level!, reviver and 108 more...
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emordnilap
reviled, loot, no, ta, rat, part, pit, stop, spat, ten, mad, mart and 108 more...
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Steampunk
Words used quite often in steampunk
ansible, airship, chymical, valve, clockwork, dirigible, thaumaturgy, copper, bronze, difference engine, gear, rivets and 516 more...
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WF - palindromes
Yay, wow, waw, Utu, tut-tut, tut, tot, toot, TNT, Tet, tenet, tat and 91 more...
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Palindromes
left to right to right to left.
esssse, dad, mom, tit, tat, madam, lewd did i live a..., aibohphobia, bob, harassarah, abba, detartrated
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DYSLEXIC'S DELIGHT
Words a dyslexic can't get wrong: Palindromes
retartrater, redivider, level, noon, rotor, civic, peep, eke, deed, tenet, reviver, hannah and 145 more...
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jiggskc's list
what i am collecting here is as many words that appeal to me as i can find, for the purpose of collecting them, and remembering them - in hopes that they will appear in my writings.
homoousious, heresy, manuscript, midwife, palindrome, madam, anabaptist, mennonite
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Ladies' Night
girl, lady, madame, miss, missy, woman, dame, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother and 50 more...
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Palindromical words!
palindromes!! words spelled the same both ways
noon, racecar, eye, tit, sis, madam, kayak, radar, civic, level, sexes, deleveled and 6 more...
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palindromes
xanax, racecar, deed, mum, mom, dad, tattarrattat, redivider, saippuakauppias, sexes, level, eve and 18 more...
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One Word Palindromes
racecar, radar, deified, repaper, tenet, rotor, sagas, rotator, sexes, solos, redder, civic and 8 more...
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List
Witty, Murmur, Schism, Smolder, ingle nook, revenant, sea-gate, swell, knot, gunwale, oarlock, poppet and 64 more...
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I'm Terrible With Names
Generic descriptors for a person that don't tell you anything about him or her (except, perhaps, that person's gender, age, or social class). Nice and anonymous. Useful at cocktail parties.
you, he, she, him, her, guy, man, woman, boy, girl, kid, lady and 46 more...
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Quiz time 5
No unifying theme. Find the word or phrase that best completes the analogy.
1. nanotesla : gamma :: swastika : ?
2. U.S.A. : Chicago :: France : ?
3. U.S. : Zane Grey :: G...intaglio, panjandrum, span, bounty, orchard field, anadromous, updike, gammadion, evil olive, avignon, karl may, madam and 1 more...
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palindromes
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aibohphobia, alula, ewe, kayak, kook, madam, nun, racecar, radar, refer, reviver, rotator and 7 more...
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