Madame

E568175

Madame is a French honorific title historically used for high-ranking women, particularly married women of the nobility or royalty.

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Madame canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French honorific title ⓘ
form of address ⓘ
abbreviation Mme ⓘ
addressFormType second-person address ⓘ
associatedWith marital status ⓘ
social rank ⓘ
contrastWith Mademoiselle ⓘ
Monsieur ⓘ
equivalentInEnglish Madam ⓘ
Mrs. ⓘ
etymology derived from Old French "ma dame" ⓘ
gender feminine ⓘ
grammaticalCategory noun ⓘ
historicalUsage title for married women in French society ⓘ
title for noblewomen at the French court ⓘ
title for royal princesses or queens in France ⓘ
language French ⓘ
literalMeaning my lady ⓘ
modernUsage general respectful address for adult women ⓘ
opposedPolicy replacement of "Mademoiselle" in official French documents ⓘ
partOf French system of honorifics ⓘ
politenessLevel formal ⓘ
recognizedBy Académie française ⓘ
usedFor addressing high-ranking women ⓘ
addressing married women ⓘ
addressing women ⓘ
addressing women of nobility ⓘ
addressing women of royalty ⓘ
usedIn France ⓘ
Francophone countries ⓘ
linked to: Francophonie

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