madame
ma.dame \m*-'dam, ma-', before a surname also .mad-*m\ \ma--'da:m, -'dam\ n or mes.dames or madames [F, fr. OF ma dame] pl 1: MISTRESS - used as a title equivalent to Mrs. for a marrie d woman not of English-speaking nationality and as a title of distinction for a professional woman pl 2: MADAM