# Mesdames

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. plural of Madam (“polite form of address for a woman or lady”)
2. plural of Madame (“title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals”)
3. plural of Mrs /Mrs. (“title used before an adult woman’s name or surname”)

## Etymology
From French Mesdames, plural of Madame (in turn, from Old French ma dame “my lady”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mesdames