mesdames

Noun capitalized: Mesdames

Mesdames

1. plural of Madam (“polite form of address for a woman or lady”)
   • The conſtant queſtion, upon her offering to ſtir abroad, was, where are you going Madam? To ſee the King my papa, replied the Princeſs. That cannot be Madam. No? why ſo? It is not the Etiquette. — And thus, if ſhe had a mind to viſit any of the Mesdames, the king’s ſiſters or aunts, ſhe was always...1792, I. G. Rievethal, Lectures Intended for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People, Who Apply Themselves to the English Tongue, Riga: I. Fr. Hartknoch, pages 49–50

   Synonyms:

   Madams

2. (plural) plural of Madame (“title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals”)
   • In 1679, the rivalry between Mesdames de Maintenon and de Montespan flared up again over the children. And in 1680, after the dim-witted Madame de Fontanges’ pregnancy was tragically terminated, it was the marquise de Maintenon whom the king turned to for solace and companionship.2012, Leslie Carroll, Royal Romances: Titillating Tales of Passion and Power in the Palaces of Europe, New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN, pages 82–83

   Synonyms:

   Madames

3. (plural) plural of Mrs /Mrs. (“title used before an adult woman’s name or surname”)
   • But almost funniest of all was the performance on Wednesday of Peter Anastos's Yes, Virginia, Another Piano Ballet, a wicked look at Mr. Robbins's Dances at a Gathering. This is acute parody, well-danced by Baum, Lermontov and Mesdames Boumdiyeva, Zamarkova, Yurika Sakitumi (Anthony Rabara) and...1983 June 26, Jennifer Dunning, “Dance: The Trockadero Draws Some Dancers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015...

   Synonyms:

   Mmes//Mmes., Mrses//Mrses.