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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, abbess, bawd, chatelaine, dame, dona, donna, dowager, fancy man, first lady, gigolo, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife, lady, madame, mademoiselle, maquereau, matriarch, matron, mem-sahib, mesdames, mistress, mother superior, pander, panderer, pimp, procurer, procuress, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina, vrouw, white slaver

Dictionary Results for madam:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

madam
    n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
         limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam,
         ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]
    2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: madam,
       brothel keeper]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. Madams, or Mesdames. [See Madame.]
   1. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The woman who is in charge of a household.
      [PJC]

   3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel.
      [PJC]

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