Madame \Ma`dame"\, n.; pl. {Mesdames}. [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See {Dame}, and cf. {Madonna}.] My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. --Chaucer.
madame n : title used for a married Frenchwoman [also: {mesdames} (pl)]