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plural mesdames
mā-ˈdäm 
-ˈdam
—used as a title equivalent to Mrs. for a married woman not of English-speaking nationality
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The film follows two part-tribal sisters trained as servants by an English madame on a Himalayan colonial estate.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
In the hexagonal entryway, the air smelled lightly of roses and musk, as if an elegant madame had passed through the space just before us.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
There are also figures like Carmen Ejogo's Eve Karlo, Oz's lover and a madame of the night.
—EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
Well, mesdames et messieurs, Kylie, for all her daring, is nothing compared to the delusionally ambitious French.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Meanwhile, Vargas’ enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan (Welles), a besotted incarnation of corruption who alternately conspires with Susie’s captors and seeks solace in the brothel of the Gypsy madame (Marlene Dietrich) who comforted him in bygone times.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2023
To illustrate the pride of the French housewife dedicated to cleanliness, Mr. Sempé drew madame polishing the tracks of a railroad line that ran just outside her front gate.
—Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
In the hexagonal entryway, the air smelled lightly of roses and musk, as if an elegant madame had passed through the space just before us.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
There are also figures like Carmen Ejogo's Eve Karlo, Oz's lover and a madame of the night.
—EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
Well, mesdames et messieurs, Kylie, for all her daring, is nothing compared to the delusionally ambitious French.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Meanwhile, Vargas’ enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan (Welles), a besotted incarnation of corruption who alternately conspires with Susie’s captors and seeks solace in the brothel of the Gypsy madame (Marlene Dietrich) who comforted him in bygone times.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2023
To illustrate the pride of the French housewife dedicated to cleanliness, Mr. Sempé drew madame polishing the tracks of a railroad line that ran just outside her front gate.
—Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
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“Madame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madame. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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