Mesdames

mesdames English Etymology en fr Mesdames, plural of fr Madame, in turn from en fro ma dame my lady. Pronunciation en US /meɪˈdɑm/ en UK /meɪˈdam/ en ɑːm<a:US> æm<a:UK> 2 en mesdames Noun en noun form en Madam polite form of address for a woman or lady en Madams en Sirs en I. G. Rievethal Lectures Intended for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People, Who Apply Themselves to the English Tongue Riga I. Fr. Hartknoch 1792 49–50 The conſtant queſtion, upon her offering to ſtir abroad, was, where are you going Madam? To ſee the King my papa, replied the Princeſs. That cannot be Madam. No? why ſo? It is not the Etiquette. — And thus, if ſhe had a mind to viſit any of the Mesdames, the king’s ſiſters or aunts, ſhe was always told, it was not the Etiquette. en Madame title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals en Madames en Messieurs<pos:plural of Monsieur> en Leslie Carroll Royal Romances: Titillating Tales of Passion and Power in the Palaces of Europe New York, N.Y. w:New American Library 2012 82–83 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781620908136/page/82/mode/1up 978-1-62090-813-6 In 1679, the rivalry between Mesdames de Maintenon and de Montespan flared up again over the children. And in 1680, after the dim-witted Madame de Fontanges’ pregnancy was tragically terminated, it was the marquise de Maintenon whom the king turned to for solace and companionship. en Mrs//Mrs. title used before an adult woman’s name or surname en Mmes//Mmes. Mrses//Mrses.<q:rare> en Messrs//Messrs.<pos:plural of Mr/Mr.> w:Jennifer Dunning Dance: The Trockadero Draws Some Dancers https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142125/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/26/arts/dance-the-trockadero-draws-some-dancers.html 26 June 1983 44 But almost funniest of all was the performance on Wednesday of Peter Anastos's Yes, Virginia, Another Piano Ballet, a wicked look at Mr. Robbins's Dances at a Gathering. This is acute parody, well-danced by Baum, Lermontov and Mesdames Boumdiyeva, Zamarkova, Yurika Sakitumi (Anthony Rabara) and Agrippina Proboskovna (Roy Fialkow). Mr. Fialkow hasn't reached that level of parody, but his new Lamentations of Jane Eyre got close on Wednesday. He knows his Graham technique, and this portrait of three exotically dreary sisters has some fine satiric touches. It was danced by Mesdames Proboskovna, Sakitumi and Sonia Leftova (Dana Keough), in her quiet way one of the company's most interesting performers. References E. Lillian Hutchinson ‘“Mr. and Mrs.” is the Name’: Fourth of a Series on English and Business Correspondence The Gregg Writer 37 9 New York, N.Y. The Gregg Publishing Company May 1935 For two or more men—Messrs., which is the abbreviation of the French Messieurs (Gentlemen); In social, personal, or legal letters, however, the woman’s married name and the title Mrs. should be used. For two or more married women—Mesdames. Peter Sokolowski Ask the Editor: Plural form of "Mr." and "Mrs." The Britannica Dictionary https://web.archive.org/web/20220322025345/https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/plural-form-of-mr-and-mrs 24 June 2009 The plural for Mr.: Messrs. / The plural for Mrs.: Mesdames mesdames plural of MADAM / or of MADAME / or of MRS. 1 French Etymology Capitalization of fr mesdames, from fr mes dames. Pronunciation médames fr LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-mesdames.wav fr am 2 Noun fr noun form f fr Madame