dame
dame [dame dames] BrE [deɪm] NAmE [deɪm] noun 1. Dame(in Britain) a title given to a woman as a special honour because of the work she has done •Dame Maggie Smith •She was made a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. 2. (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal)a woman 3. = ↑pantomime dame Word Origin: Middle English (denoting a female ruler): via Old French from Latin domina ‘mistress’.
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