dameEnglishOxford New American Dictionarydame /dām, deɪm / ▸ noun 1 (Dame) (in the UK) the title given to a woman equivalent to the rank of knight: Dame Vera Lynn. 2 archaic or humorous an elderly or mature woman: a matronly dame presided at the table. ▪ North American informal, dated a woman: a rich dame who took her husband to the cleaners. – ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a female ruler): via Old French from Latin domina ‘mistress’.
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