madame

House of ill-repute proprietor

Madame is a formal title of respect for a woman, equivalent to the English Mrs. or ma'am.

It comes from French and appears most often in English when addressing or referring to women in French-speaking contexts, or in formal diplomatic and business settings.

In historical and literary usage, a madame may also be the woman who runs a brothel.

The plural is mesdames, though this form is rare in English.

Madame Ambassador, your car has arrived.

honorific

señora

Respectful Spanish title

frauGerman married woman's title
signoraItalian married woman's title
memsahibColonial-era Indian honorific

lady · dame · mistress · miss · address · title · salutation · greeting · respect · deference

proprietress

brothel

Commercial sex establishment

bordelloCommercial sex establishment
parlorFormal room for visitors
houseResidential building

establishment · keeper · hostess · proprietor · innkeeper · landlady · businesswoman · manager · overseer · administrator

matriarch

doyenne

Senior female authority

matronFemale institutional supervisor
materfamiliasFemale head of household
elderSenior figure of authority

grandmother · headmistress · abbess · grande dame · socialite · hostess · patroness · benefactress · dowager · distinguished

french

femme

Feminine-presenting queer person

monsieurFrench male title
ParisianOf France's capital
châteauFrench country mansion

boulevard · café · salon · couture · haute · chic · coquette · je ne sais quoi · soirée · belle

title

countess

Feminine noble rank

duchessWoman of ducal rank
baronessFemale holder of barony
marquiseFemale noble title

viscountess · dowager · empress · queen · tsarina · dame · lady · nobility · aristocracy · peerage

madame

señora

brothel

doyenne

femme

countess

madame

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