'Madam' definitions:
Definition of 'madam'
(from WordNet)
noun
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]
noun
A woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: madam, brothel keeper]
Definition of 'Madam'
From: GCIDE
- Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. Madams, or Mesdames. [See Madame.]
- 1. A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir; often abbreviated ma'am when used as a term of address. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The woman who is in charge of a household. [PJC]
- 3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'madam'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbess,
- bawd,
- chatelaine,
- dame,
- dona,
- donna,
- dowager,
- fancy man,
- first lady,
- Frau,
- Fraulein,
- gigolo,
- goodwife,
- governess,
- great lady,
- homemaker,
- housewife,
- lady,
- madame,
- mademoiselle,
- maquereau,
- matriarch,
- matron,
- mem-sahib,
- mesdames,
- Miss,
- Mistress,
- mistress,
- Mlle,
- Mme,
- Mmes,
- mother superior,
- pander,
- panderer,
- pimp,
- procurer,
- procuress,
- senhora,
- senhorita,
- signora,
- signorina,
- vrouw,
- white slaver