Plural of madam
regular plural
The plural of madam is madams or mesdames.
Forms of madam
| Singular | madam /ˈmædəm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | madams mesdames |
| Countable | countable |
Madams and mesdames in a sentence
- Perhaps I should say to the mesdames, for this fellow is the Don Juan of the feathered world, with no moral standards and a distinct aversion to anything that resembles domestic ties.1951 April, John H. Day, “The Breath of April”, in Pennsylvania Game News, volume XXII, number 1, Pennsylvania Game Commission, page 27...
- Nothing of the burned manor, the pine house standing over its scattered brick, the shrunken acreage, the worn soil, and the social drop from “grandes mesdames” to country wives.1951, The Arizona Quarterly, page 42. From the entry grande madame
Meaning of madam
- noun A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- noun The mistress of a household.
- noun A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
Questions about the plural of madam
- What is the plural of madam?
- The plural of madam is madams or mesdames.
- Which is correct, madams or mesdames?
- Both are used. madams is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is madam countable?
- Madam is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: madam (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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