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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dame /deɪm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- British Terms[Dame] (in Britain)
- the official title of a woman who holds a rank equivalent to that of a knight:Dame Anne Hathaway.
- a matronly woman of advanced age;
matron. - Slang Terms[(sometimes offensive).]a woman;
female.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dame (dām),USA pronunciation n. - British Terms(cap.) (in Britain)
- the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
- the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- (formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority.
- a matronly woman of advanced age;
matron. - Slang Termsa woman;
female. - Religion[Eccles.]a title of a nun in certain orders.
- Educationa mistress of a dame-school.
- [Archaic.]the mistress of a household.
- [Archaic.]a woman of rank or authority, esp. a female ruler.
- Latin domina, feminine of dominus lord, master
- Old French
- Middle English 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dame /deɪm/ n - (formerly) a woman of rank or dignity; lady
- archaic chiefly Brit a matronly or elderly woman
- slang chiefly US Canadian a woman
- Also called: pantomime dame Brit the role of a comic old woman in a pantomime, usually played by a man
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin domina lady, mistress of a household Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Dame /deɪm/ n (in Britain) - the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire or any of certain other orders of chivalry
- the legal title of the wife or widow of a knight or baronet, placed before her name
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