mevrouw — meaning in English

English meaning

• madam noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
• mistress noun A woman having an ongoing romantic or sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
• Mrs abbreviation A title placed before the surname or full name of a married woman.

Senses

mevrouw is used for these senses in English:

• Mrs Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
• madam A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

madam — full definition

1. noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
2. noun A woman who runs a brothel.
3. noun (informal, dated) A girl or woman acting bossy or full of herself.

mistress — full definition

1. noun A woman having an ongoing romantic or sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
2. noun A woman in a position of authority or control, or the female head of a household.

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