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 matriarch, dowager, grande dame, matronRelated 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 gentlewoman, lady, milady, noblewoman, peeressRelated Words baroness, countess, duchess, marchesa, marchioness, marquise, princess, queen, viscountess; dowager, matriarch, matron, mistress; ladyship, madam