Mademoiselle
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Mademoiselle was a traditional French honorific title historically used to address or refer to an unmarried woman, especially in aristocratic and courtly contexts.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French honorific title
ⓘ
form of address ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Mlle
ⓘ
Mlle. ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
social hierarchy
ⓘ
traditional gender norms ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Madame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monsieur ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | ma demoiselle ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
gender-neutral titles
ⓘ
professional titles ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | French ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grammaticalGender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | marker of unmarried status in traditional French society ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
French nobility
ⓘ
French royal court ⓘ Old Regime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| meaning | Miss ⓘ |
| orthography | capitalized in French when used as a title ⓘ |
| politenessLevel | polite ⓘ |
| register | formal ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
courtesy title
ⓘ
marital-status-based title ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Madame in many official contexts ⓘ |
| semanticField |
forms of address
ⓘ
honorifics ⓘ |
| statusInModernUsage |
declining
ⓘ
sometimes considered sexist ⓘ |
| timePeriod | historically widespread before late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAsTitleBefore |
family name
ⓘ
personal name ⓘ |
| usedFor |
unmarried woman
ⓘ
young woman ⓘ |
| usedIn | Francophone countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
aristocratic society
ⓘ
courtly society ⓘ |
| usedInSpokenCommunication | formal address ⓘ |
| usedInWrittenCommunication |
formal invitations
ⓘ
letters ⓘ |
| usedToIndicate |
marital status
ⓘ
youth ⓘ |
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