Английский Этимологический словарь - madam
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~ n 1 a polite way of addressing a woman, especially a customer in a shop (Are you being served, Madam?) 2 Dear Madam used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman 3 Madam President/Ambassador etc a way of addressing a woman who has an important official position 4 a woman who is in charge of a brothel (=place where women are paid to have sex with men) 5 a (proper) little madam BrE informal a young girl who expects other people to do what she wants ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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also Madam People sometimes say Madam as a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a woman customer as Madam. Try them on, madam. N-VOC c darkgreen]politeness MADAM see madam ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ma dame, literally, my lady Date: 14th century 1. plural mesdames lady — used without a name as a form of respectful or polite address to a woman 2. mistress 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 3. the female head of a house of prostitution 4. the female head of a household ; wife ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a polite or respectful form of address or mode of reference to a woman. 2 Brit. colloq. a conceited or precocious girl or young woman. 3 a woman brothel-keeper. Etymology: ME f. OF ma dame my lady ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (обыкн. М.; pl. также mesdames) мадам, сударыня, госпожа (вежливая форма обращения) M. Chairman —- госпожа председатель 2. (обыкн. М.; pl. также mesdames) содержательница публичного дома, бандерша ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) мадам, госпожа, сударыня (обыкн. как обращение) 2) coll. женщина, любящая повелевать; shes a bit of a madam - она любит командовать ...Англо-русский словарь
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