The title Madam was: Hogwarts Teachers.

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> Carol:
> Doesn't the fact that some of the teachers and staff members are
> addressed as "Madame" indicate that they are or have been married? 
Or does it only indicate that they're not professors? Madame Pince is 
the
> librarian and Madame Pomfrey is the school "healer" (to use Ron's
> term), but Madame Hooch is a teacher, albeit, like Hagrid, not a
> full-fledged professor. But these women are addressed in the same 
way
> as Madame Rosmerta, the owner of the Three Broomsticks. Why "Madame"
> if they're not married? And yet Mrs. Weasley and even the late Mrs.
> Black go by the ordinary (Muggle-sounding) "Mrs." Maybe "Madame" is
> used by married women who work outside the home?


Mandy here:
Not necessarily.  Nothing is straightforward is it?  ;-) 

I always thought Madam is a professional title for a female. Married 
or single.  Professional ofcourse including a teacher; not of the 
level of Professor, and a Bar Owner, etc.  I must confess it's one of 
the reasons I assumed Molly doesn't have a job outside the home is 
because she is referred to as Mrs. Same as Mrs. Black. And not a 
Madam. But this is just my biased assumption.

Madam is a title that implies a certain amount of earned respect.

Just as a footnote:  In England when little girl starts acing out and 
being bossy to adults she is often referred to as a 'Proper Little 
Madam.'

Mandy