Definitions for damedeɪm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dame*deɪm(n.)
(cap.) (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.
Category: British
(formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority.
a matronly woman of advanced age; matron.
Slang: Sometimes Offensive.a woman; female.
Category: Status (usage)
Archaic. the mistress of a household.
Archaic. a woman of rank or authority, esp. a female ruler.
* Usage: Definition 4 is sometimes perceived as insulting. The context in which the word is used will usually clarify the intent of the speaker.
Origin of dame:
1175–1225; ME < OF < L domina, fem. of dominus lord, master
Princeton's WordNet
dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird(noun)
informal terms for a (young) woman
dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman(noun)
a woman of refinement
"a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
Wiktionary
dame(Noun)
The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight.
Dame Edith Sitwell
dame(Noun)
Slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman.
There ain't nothin' like a dame!
dame(Noun)
lady, woman.
Webster Dictionary
Dame(noun)
a mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady
Dame(noun)
the mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school
Dame(noun)
a woman in general, esp. an elderly woman
Dame(noun)
a mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds
Translations for dame
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
dame(noun)
(the status of) a lady of the same rank as a knight
There were several dames at the royal wedding.
- adellike dame, dameAfrikaans

- سَيِّدَه شَريفَهArabic

- дамаBulgarian

- damaPortuguese (BR)

- dámaCzech

- die DameGerman

- DameDanish

- δέσποινα (τίτλος αντίστοιχος του ιππότη)Greek

- damaSpanish

- daamEstonian

- بانوی کاخ؛ زن شوالیهFarsi

- dameFinnish

- dameFrench

- תּוֹאָר אָצוּלָה - גְּבֶרֶתHebrew

- स्त्रीHindi

- dama, gospođaCroatian

- női lovagi rangHungarian

- gelar bangsawan wanitaIndonesian

- hefðarkona/-frúIcelandic

- damaItalian

- 身分のある婦人Japanese

- 기사의 부인Korean

- damaLithuanian

- dāmaLatvian

- wanita yang mendapat anugerah knightMalay

- dameDutch

- adelsdameNorwegian

- (tytuł szlachecki)Polish

- بانوی کاخ؛ زن شوالیهPersian

- ښځه: مېرمنPashto

- damaPortuguese

- doamnăRomanian

- кавалерственная дамаRussian

- dámaSlovak

- damaSlovenian

- gospaSerbian

- damSwedish

- ยศขุนนางสำหรับสตรีThai

- kadın şövalyeTurkish

- 女爵士,貴婦人Chinese (Trad.)

- баронеса; орденоносицяUkrainian

- نائٹ کے مشابہ مرتبہ رکھنے والی خاتونUrdu

- phu nhânVietnamese

- (英国)女爵士,贵妇人Chinese (Simp.)

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