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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ma dame 'my lady']
formal used to address a woman in a polite way, especially a customer in a shop
American Equivalent: ma'am
::Are you being served, Madam?
Dear Madam
formal used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman, when you do not know her name
Madam President/Ambassador etc
used to address a woman who has an important official position
[C] a woman who is in charge of a brothel
a (proper) little madam
BrE informal a young girl who is very confident and who expects other people to do everything she wants