Etymology

mesdames

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Today it means: plural of Madam (“polite form of address for a woman or lady”) Full definition →

French Mesdames
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  1. French · borrowed fromMesdames
  2. English todayMesdames

From French Mesdames, plural of Madame (in turn, from Old French ma dame “my lady”)

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