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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
madam/ˈmadəm/

▶noun

1 a polite form of address for a woman.

2 Brit. informal a conceited or precocious girl.

3 a woman who runs a brothel.

– origin ME: from OFr. ma dame ‘my lady’.

'madam' also found in these Oxford entries:

'm - Madame - palindrome - senhora - señora - signora

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