mesdames

[ mey-dahm, -dam; French mey-dam ]

noun

1. a plural of madam.
2. plural of madame.

mesdames

/ medam; ˈmeɪˌdæm /

noun

1. the plural of madame madam

Example Sentences

But “guys,” in the plural, has come to include everyone—it’s a loose version of “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, mesdames et messieurs.”

From The New Yorker

Even so, the social columnists still did not write about his wife’s dresses when he and she attended the opera, the way they described the nightly couture of mesdames Palmer, Pullman, and Armour.

From Literature

But from a Scottish perspective this now has the appearance of a bizarre game of high stakes poker between mesdames May and Sturgeon.

From The Guardian

And Paul H. Canada, the costume designer, wickedly dresses Molière’s mesdames in cartoon couture.

From New York Times

Which however I will pray mesdames to accept as an excuse for my vivacity.

From Project Gutenberg

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