dame

dame

noun

Definition of DAME

1

a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority <as the grand dames of local society, they determined which charities received support>

Synonyms dame, dowager, grande dame, matron

Related Words grandam (or grandame); headmistress, mistress; materfamilias; ma, mama (also mamma or momma), mammy, mom, mother

2

a woman of high birth or social position <the lords and dames of the shire eagerly awaited the royal visit>

Synonyms dame, lady, milady, noblewoman, peeress

Related Words baroness, countess, duchess, marchesa, marchioness, marquise, princess, queen, viscountess; dowager, matriarch, matron, mistress; ladyship, madam