a respectful way of addressing a woman, especially a customer in a shop
a woman who is in charge of a house of prostitutes taking from them some of their payment
"a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
'If you will have patience, madam', answered Mrs. Miller, 'I will acquaint you who I am'.
出自: Henry Fielding
Madam comes to look...She is so astonished at the absurdly low prices.
出自:Vogue
Shall I have Madame's tray?
出自:Woman's Journal