grande dame


grande dame

noun

Definition of GRANDE DAME

a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority <the city's grandes dames still hold considerable sway in its cultural life>
Related Words grandam (or grandame); headmistress, mistress; materfamilias; ma, mama (also mamma or momma), mammy, mom, mother

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