mesdamesn.

Brit.

/meɪˈdam/, U.S.

/meɪˈdɑm/

Forms: 1500s Mez Dames, 1500s– Mesdames. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mesdames, madame.

Etymology: < French mesdames, plural (formed as though each element were a separate word) of madame madame n. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (medam) /medam/.

With plural agreement.

1. Originally and chiefly in French contexts: a polite or formal title used when referring to two or more women simultaneously, with omission of their names. Also used as a form of address.The plural of various senses of madame n. and madam n. 1. In English contexts now only with reference to married or mature women of non-English-speaking nationalities, or in formal use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively

wifkinOE

womanOE

womankinc1175

womankindc1175

womenkina1387

womenkinda1387

womanhoodc1405

feminityc1425

femininityc1450

femininec1451

the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536

the second sex1536

the woman sex1536

feminie1541

mesdames1552

the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578

sex1589

ladyhooda1666

fair1687

wimmin1710

womenfolk1729

mesdemoiselles1739

the female of the species1795

femalitiesc1801

ladykind1829

womanity1836

womandom1838

ladydom1843

petticoatery1849

tea-body1865

muslin1884

the skirt1899

quim1909

womyn1975

womxn1991

1552–3 in M. Wood Foreign Corr. Marie de Lorraine (1925) II. 311 Madame, pleis ȝour grace to wit the Quenis grace and Monseris and Mesdames is in gude..heel.

c1573 G. Gascoigne Flowers in Posies 43 And wherefore maruaile you Mez Dames, I praye you tell mee then.

1793 E. Gibbon Let. 24 May (1956) II. 19 The Mesdames by attending their father have both got the small pox.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. v. 113 ‘Mesdames’ (to the dowagers), ‘you will take cold to a dead certainty.’

1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 May 686/3 ‘Ah, no, mesdames; they are very grand, rich ladies here.’

1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 128 Hundreds of people, some walking dogs, nannies walking mesdames' kids, others sitting on park benches.

2. A title used when referring to two or more women simultaneously, prefixed to their first names or surnames.In French contexts, the plural of madame n. 3. In English contexts, the plural equivalent of Mrs n.¹, now only in formal use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a woman > for married woman > for married women

mesdames1749

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. Contents p. xix A Dialogue between Mesdames Bridget and Deborah; containing more Amusement, but less Instruction than the former.

1792 J. Wolcot Ode to Margate Hoy 37 My good friend Johnson—Mesdames Windsor, Kelly.

1877 Appletons' Jrnl. Apr. 360/1 A circumstance which made a grand reverberation..was a duel fought..between Mesdames de Nesle and de Polignac for the possession of no less a personage than the erotic Richelieu.

1879 Illustr. London News 15 Mar. 258/2 Mesdames Down and Jamieson.

1956 A. K. Osborne Encycl. Iron & Steel Industry p. v And finally [my thanks] to Mesdames E. F. M. Talent, E. Fearn and E. M. Smith.

1990 M. Torgov St. Farb's Day i. 73 Take my advice, Chris, don't try to ingratiate yourself with mesdames Kopman and Slatkin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesdames
释义	mesdamesn. Brit. /meɪˈdam/, U.S. /meɪˈdɑm/ Forms: 1500s Mez Dames, 1500s– Mesdames. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mesdames, madame. Etymology: < French mesdames, plural (formed as though each element were a separate word) of madame madame n. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (medam) /medam/. With plural agreement. 1. Originally and chiefly in French contexts: a polite or formal title used when referring to two or more women simultaneously, with omission of their names. Also used as a form of address.The plural of various senses of madame n. and madam n. 1. In English contexts now only with reference to married or mature women of non-English-speaking nationalities, or in formal use. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively wifkinOE womanOE womankinc1175 womankindc1175 womenkina1387 womenkinda1387 womanhoodc1405 feminityc1425 femininityc1450 femininec1451 the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536 the second sex1536 the woman sex1536 feminie1541 mesdames1552 the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578 sex1589 ladyhooda1666 fair1687 wimmin1710 womenfolk1729 mesdemoiselles1739 the female of the species1795 femalitiesc1801 ladykind1829 womanity1836 womandom1838 ladydom1843 petticoatery1849 tea-body1865 muslin1884 the skirt1899 quim1909 womyn1975 womxn1991 1552–3 in M. Wood Foreign Corr. Marie de Lorraine (1925) II. 311 Madame, pleis ȝour grace to wit the Quenis grace and Monseris and Mesdames is in gude..heel. c1573 G. Gascoigne Flowers in Posies 43 And wherefore maruaile you Mez Dames, I praye you tell mee then. 1793 E. Gibbon Let. 24 May (1956) II. 19 The Mesdames by attending their father have both got the small pox. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. v. 113 ‘Mesdames’ (to the dowagers), ‘you will take cold to a dead certainty.’ 1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 May 686/3 ‘Ah, no, mesdames; they are very grand, rich ladies here.’ 1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 128 Hundreds of people, some walking dogs, nannies walking mesdames' kids, others sitting on park benches. 2. A title used when referring to two or more women simultaneously, prefixed to their first names or surnames.In French contexts, the plural of madame n. 3. In English contexts, the plural equivalent of Mrs n.¹, now only in formal use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a woman > for married woman > for married women mesdames1749 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. Contents p. xix A Dialogue between Mesdames Bridget and Deborah; containing more Amusement, but less Instruction than the former. View more context for this quotation 1792 J. Wolcot Ode to Margate Hoy 37 My good friend Johnson—Mesdames Windsor, Kelly. 1877 Appletons' Jrnl. Apr. 360/1 A circumstance which made a grand reverberation..was a duel fought..between Mesdames de Nesle and de Polignac for the possession of no less a personage than the erotic Richelieu. 1879 Illustr. London News 15 Mar. 258/2 Mesdames Down and Jamieson. 1956 A. K. Osborne Encycl. Iron & Steel Industry p. v And finally [my thanks] to Mesdames E. F. M. Talent, E. Fearn and E. M. Smith. 1990 M. Torgov St. Farb's Day i. 73 Take my advice, Chris, don't try to ingratiate yourself with mesdames Kopman and Slatkin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1552
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