madam

madam
    n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
         limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {madam},
         {ma'am}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}]
    2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {madam},
       {brothel keeper}]
    

Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.]
   1. 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}; often abbreviated ma'am when
      used as a term of address.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The woman who is in charge of a household.
      [PJC]

   3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel.
      [PJC]
    

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "madam":
      Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, abbess, bawd,
      chatelaine, dame, dona, donna, dowager, fancy man, first lady,
      gigolo, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife,
      lady, madame, mademoiselle, maquereau, matriarch, matron,
      mem-sahib, mesdames, mistress, mother superior, pander, panderer,
      pimp, procurer, procuress, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina,
      vrouw, white slaver