English
grande madame
Grande madame comes from French grande madame.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgrande madame
- Englishearliest quotation 1873same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgrande madame
- Englishearliest quotation 1873same form
Earliest quotation: 1873, Mrs. Riddell, Home: “‘Dear Droigel,’ she made reply, ‘the same idea has…”
Every English word from French grande madame
Today it means
noun Synonym of grande dame.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French grande madame / grande madame