Etymology

madam

mad·am
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Today it means: A polite form of address for a woman or lady. Full definition →

Middle English madame ← Old French madame ← Latin mea domina
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  1. Latin · derived frommea domina
  2. Old French · derived frommadame
  3. Middle English · inherited frommadame
  4. English todaymadam

From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna.

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