Difference between Mistress and Madam

What is the difference between Mistress and Madam?

Mistress as a noun is a woman, specifically one with control, authority or ownership while Madam as a noun is a polite form of address for a woman or lady.

Mistress

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a woman, specifically one with control, authority or ownership a female teacher a woman who (dishonorably) displaces a wife in the affections of a man; a woman, other than his wife, with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship a dominatrix

Madam

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A polite form of address for a woman or lady.The mistress of a household.A conceited or quarrelsome girl.A woman who runs a brothel.

Example sentence: If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet.

We hope you now know whether to use Mistress or Madam in your sentence.

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