madam's

Belonging to her

Madam's is the possessive form of madam, indicating something belonging to or associated with a woman of authority or the female head of a household or establishment: madam's orders, madam's private quarters.

In service contexts, staff might refer to madam's coat or madam's preference.

The term also applies to the proprietor of a brothel: madam's girls, madam's cut of the take.

brothel

girls

Young female persons

parlorFormal room for visitors
houseResidential building
establishmentFounded organization or venue

clientele · business · rooms · bordello · proprietress · working girls · red-light · customers · trade · operation

formal-address

lady

Courteous term for woman

householdDomestic unit of residents
butlerChief domestic servant
servantOne employed to serve

wishes · instructions · requests · chambers · residence · staff · carriage · estate · orders · pleasure

ownership

belongings

Things you possess

possessionsThings one owns
propertySomething owned or inherent
wardrobeGarment storage furniture

jewelry · handbag · gloves · hat · coat · umbrella · luggage · purse · shoes · accessories

Opposites

gendered formal address

madam'sgentleman's

Polite man's possessive

master's

formality of address

madam'smissus's

Belonging to one's spouse

lady's · gal's · dame's · girl's

Phrases

dear sir or madam
Madame TussaudsWax sculpture exhibition venue
Madame Bovary
dear madamFormal feminine salutation
Madame ButterflyTragic geisha stage work
Madame Tussaud'sWax figure attraction

Family

madam, madams, madame, madames

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG