medem, noun
/ˈmedem/
- Forms:
- Also meddem, and with initial capital.
- Origin:
- Adaptation of madam, representing a common pronunciation of the word among speakers of the Sintu (Bantu) group of languages.
1. A term of address: madam sense 1 a.
1969 I. Vaughan Last of Sunlit Yrs 11‘Medem’, he would say, ‘it is of no use to have that small tenk for water’.
1990 Tribute Sept. 139On the last day of the month, she gives you your money and you say, ‘Thank you, Medem,’ walk out of her kitchen and close the door.
2. A common noun: madam sense 2.
1990 Tribute Sept. 138Not only a harsh medem, she was, by far, the most unreasonable and, I thought, least blessed with any intelligence.
A common noun: madam sense 2.
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