madames
Formal female titles
Madames is the plural of madame, a formal or polite term of address for a woman.
The word appears in formal contexts addressing multiple women: Madames, your table is ready.
It also pluralizes the sense of a woman who runs a brothel: The madames of New Orleans were legendary figures.
Formal honorific or name
- addressSpeak to formally
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
respect · deference · proprietress · hostess · matron · headmistress · chairwoman · presiding
Commercial sex establishment
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- red-lightTraffic control commanding halt
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
house · proprietress · working · vice · escort · courtesan · demimonde · bawdy
Female business owner
- headmistressFemale school principal
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- overseerOne who monitors work
- managerOne who directs others
supervisor · directress · governess · chairwoman · administrator · dominatrix · command · control
France's chief city
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- ParisianOf France's capital
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- caféCasual eatery serving drinks
patisserie · boulangerie · Provence · Versailles · Seine · monsieur · bonjour · salut
title
Formal honorific or name
- addressSpeak to formally
- salutationExpression of goodwill
- formalityStrict observance of convention
courtesy · respect · deference · proprietress · hostess · matron · headmistress · chairwoman · presiding · dignitary
bordello
Commercial sex establishment
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- red-lightTraffic control commanding halt
establishment · house · proprietress · working · vice · escort · courtesan · demimonde · bawdy · scarlet
proprietress
Female business owner
- headmistressFemale school principal
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- overseerOne who monitors work
manager · supervisor · directress · governess · chairwoman · administrator · dominatrix · command · control · discipline
Paris
France's chief city
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- ParisianOf France's capital
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
café · patisserie · boulangerie · Provence · Versailles · Seine · monsieur · bonjour · salut · salon
madamesmademoiselles
French unmarried women's title
misses · señoritas · fräuleins · young ladies · maidens
madamesprostitutes
Those who sell sex
working girls · johns · clients · sex workers · patrons
- 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