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- Dictionarydame/deɪm/
noun
- 1. (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry: "Dame Vera Lynn"
- 2. an elderly or mature woman: archaic, humorous "a matronly dame presided at the table"
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noun. (initial capital letter) (in Britain) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet. (formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority. a matronly woman of advanced age; matron.
Dame is a noun that can mean a woman of rank, authority, or dignity, or a slang term for a woman. It can also be a title for a woman who has received an order of chivalry in Britain, or a role of a comic old woman in a pantomime.
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Noun. dame definition: 1. a title used in the UK before the name of a woman who has been officially respected: 2. a woman. Learn more.
(formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority. a matronly woman of advanced age; matron. Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman: Some dame cut me off and almost caused an accident. Ecclesiastical. a title of a nun in certain orders. a mistress of a dame-school. Archaic. the mistress of a household.
