madame

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  1. Madam; my lady: a term of address used like madam, but more formal or affected. Abbreviated Mme. In Egypt, dear madame, it is considered unwomanly… for a lady to show more of her face than one eye behind a veil. G. W. Curtis, Harper's Mag., XLIV. 775.
  2. Formerly, in France, a term of address to a woman of rank, whether married or single. See mademoiselle, 1 and 2.

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  1. French: see madam, the naturalized English form.
 

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