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Definitions for Dame

[1] (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.
[2] (formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority.
[3] a matronly woman of advanced age; matron.
[4] Slang : Sometimes Offensive . a term used to refer to a woman: Some dame cut me off and almost caused an accident.
[5] Ecclesiastical . a title of a nun in certain orders.
[6] a mistress of a dame-school.
[7] Archaic . the mistress of a household.
[8] Archaic . a woman of rank or authority, especially a female ruler.
[9] (formerly) a woman of rank or dignity; lady
[10] a nun who has taken the vows of her order, esp a Benedictine
[11] archaic , mainly British a matronly or elderly woman
[12] slang , mainly US and Canadian a woman
[13] Also called: pantomime dame British the role of a comic old woman in a pantomime, usually played by a man
[14] the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire or any of certain other orders of chivalry
[15] the legal title of the wife or widow of a knight or baronet, placed before her name Dame Judith Compare Lady

Words related to Dame

woman, miss, matron, female, gal

Words nearby Dame

damask, damask rose, damastes, damasus i, damasus ii, dame, dame school, dame's rocket, dame's violet, dame-school, damfool

Origin of Dame

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin domina, feminine of dominus lord, master

Word origin for Dame

C13: from Old French, from Latin domina lady, mistress of a household

Synonyms for Dame

female, gal, matron, miss, woman