dame
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noun \ˈdām\Definition of DAME
1
: a woman of rank, station, or authority: as a archaic : the mistress of a household b : the wife or daughter of a lord c : a female member of an order of knighthood —used as a title prefixed to the given name
2
a : an elderly woman b : woman
See Examples of DAME
- She was made a dame the year before she died.
- <as the grand dames of local society, they determined which charities received support>
Origin of DAME
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus master; akin to Latin domus house — more at dome
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to DAME
- Synonyms
- matriarch, dowager, grande dame, matron
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