plural madams
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: mistress sense 1
—used as a title formerly with the given name but now with the surname or especially with a designation of rank or office
Madam Chairman
Madam President
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: a woman who runs a brothel
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: a woman who is the head of a household : wife
Every once in a while the madam and I will order a book that we've read about …—
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Examples of madam in a Sentence
the madam and I are planning to go out for a nice dinner on our anniversary
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Sage had befriended Hamilton and offered to trade information about the outlaw’s whereabouts to authorities to avoid deportation over her activities as a madam.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Warren Beatty plays McCabe, a drifter and fast-talker who falls in with, and falls in love with, Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), a madam who offers to improve business at his low-rent brothel.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
Nicoise salad, croque madam, steak frites, cod Provencal and haricot verts seasoned with herbs de Provence.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The series centers on Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton,) a tenacious madam and brothel owner, who’s determined to make a better life for her and her two daughters, no matter the cost.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Warren Beatty plays McCabe, a drifter and fast-talker who falls in with, and falls in love with, Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), a madam who offers to improve business at his low-rent brothel.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
Nicoise salad, croque madam, steak frites, cod Provencal and haricot verts seasoned with herbs de Provence.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The series centers on Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton,) a tenacious madam and brothel owner, who’s determined to make a better life for her and her two daughters, no matter the cost.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
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“Madam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madam. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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