Bible Dictionaries
Madam

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A gentlewoman; - an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; - much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Madam'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/madam.html. 1828.