noun
Meaning 1
plural of madam
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mesdames
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CMU ARPABET: M EY0 D AE1 M Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of madame
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
plural of Madam (“polite form of address for a woman or lady”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Madams
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
plural of Madame (“title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Madames
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
plural of Mrs /Mrs. (“title used before an adult woman’s name or surname”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mmes//Mmes., Mrses//Mrses.
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French Mesdames, plural of Madame (in turn, from Old French ma dame “my lady”)
Real reading context