Dame vs. Madam

Damenoun

(Britain) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

Damenoun

(Britain) A matron at a school, especially Eton College.

Damenoun

In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.

Damenoun

A woman.

Damenoun

(archaic) A lady, a woman.

Damenoun

A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.

Damenoun

The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.

Damenoun

A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.

Damenoun

A mother; - applied to human beings and quadrupeds.

Damenoun

informal terms for a (young) woman

Damenoun

a woman of refinement;

Dame

Dame is an honorific title and the feminine form of address for the honour of damehood in many Christian chivalric orders, as well as the British honours system and those of several other Commonwealth countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, with the masculine form of address being sir. It is the female equivalent for knighthood, which is traditionally granted to males.

Madamnoun

A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

Madamnoun

The mistress of a household.

Madamnoun

(colloquial) A conceited or quarrelsome girl.

Madamnoun

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

Madamverb

(transitive) To address as "madam".

Madamnoun

A gentlewoman; - an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; - much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir; often abbreviated ma'am when used as a term of address.

Madamnoun

The woman who is in charge of a household.

Madamnoun

The woman who is in charge of a brothel.

Madamnoun

a woman of refinement;

Madamnoun

a woman who runs a house of prostitution

Madam

Madam (), or madame ( or ), is a polite and formal form of address for women, often contracted to ma'am (pronounced in American English and in British English). The term derives from the French madame (French pronunciation: ​[maˈdam]); in French, ma dame literally means .