‖Ma′dame″ (?), n.; pl.Mesdames (#). [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.] My lady; — a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.