Madame
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Madame is a French honorific title historically used for high-ranking women, particularly married women of the nobility or royalty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French honorific title
ⓘ
form of address ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Mme ⓘ |
| addressFormType | second-person address ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
marital status
ⓘ
social rank ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Mademoiselle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addressing high-ranking women
ⓘ
addressing married women ⓘ addressing women ⓘ addressing women of nobility ⓘ addressing women of royalty ⓘ |
| usedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francophone countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.