Dame Definition

dām
dames
noun
dames
A title given to a woman in authority or the mistress of a household: now only in personifications.
Dame Care.
Webster's New World
A married woman; a matron.
American Heritage
An elderly or matronly woman.
Webster's New World
In Great Britain.
Webster's New World
A woman or girl.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dame

Noun

Singular:
dame
Plural:
dames

Origin of Dame

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin domina feminine of dominus lord, master dem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina

    From Wiktionary

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