(married) madame

  • 1Madame Royale — ( Royal Lady ) was a style customarily used for the eldest living daughter of a reigning French monarch. It was similar to the style Monsieur , which was typically used by the King s second son. Just as Gaston, duc d Orléans (1608 1660), the… …

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  • 2Madame de La Fayette — Born 18 March 1634(1634 03 18) Paris, France Died 25 May 1693(1693 05 25) …

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  • 3Madame Atomos — is the name of a fictional villain who appears in a book series of novels written by French writer André Caroff, a prolific author of popular adventure series, many of which include science fiction and horror elements. PlotMadame Atomos is a… …

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  • 4Madame de Sevigne —     Madame de Sévigné     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Madame de Sévigné     (Marie de Rabutin Chantal).     Writer, b. at Paris, 6 Feb., 1626; d. at Grignan, 18 April, 1696. She was the granddaughter of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Her father died… …

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  • 5Madame Moitessier — Artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Year 1856 Type oil on canvas Dimensions 120 cm × 92 cm (47 in × 36 in) Location …

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  • 6Madame Restell — (May 6, 1812 ndash; April 1, 1878) was an early 19th century abortionist who practiced in New York City.Restell was born Ann Trow on 6 May 1812 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. Her father was a labourer. At the age of fifteen she started… …

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  • 7madame — [mə däm′, mədam′; mad′əm; ] Fr [ mȧ dȧm′] n. pl. mesdames [mā däm′, mādam′; ] Fr [ mā dȧm′] [Fr: see MADAM] a married woman: French title equivalent to Mrs.: used in English as a title of respect for a distinguished woman or generally for any… …

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  • 8madame — 1590s, see MADAM (Cf. madam), which is an earlier borrowing of the same French phrase. Originally a title of respect for a woman of rank, now given to any married woman. OED recommends madam as an English title, madame in reference to foreign… …

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  • 9Madame — Ma dame , n.; pl. {Mesdames}. [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See {Dame}, and cf. {Madonna}.] My lady; a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Madame Bovary — For related uses, see Madame Bovary (disambiguation). Madame Bovary   …

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