Define Mesdames. Mesdames synonyms, Mesdames pronunciation, Mesdames translation, English dictionary definition of Mesdames. n. Abbr. Mmes 1. Plural of Madam. 2. Plural of Madame. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. C
The title of Madam is sometimes given here, and generally in Charleston (S. Carolina), and in the South, to a mother whose son has married, and the daughter-in-law is then called Mrs. By this means they avoid the inelegant phraseology of old Mrs. A., or the Scotch, Mrs. A senior...