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mesdames

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mesdames noun

  1. A polite form of address for a woman or lady.“Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked.”
  2. The mistress of a household.
  3. A conceited or quarrelsome girl.“Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.”
  4. A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.“After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.”

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