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dame  (dm)

n.

1. Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.

2.

a. A married woman; a matron.

b. An elderly woman.

3. Slang A woman.

4. Chiefly British

a. A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.

b. The wife or widow of a knight.

c. Used as the title for such a woman.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord, master; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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dame

Noun

Slang a woman [Latin domina lady]

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Dame

Noun

(in Britain) the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire or another order of chivalry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dame - informal terms for a (young) woman   wench, chick, doll, bird, skirt fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
	2.	dame - a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, lady grande dame - a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected madame - title used for a married Frenchwoman adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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dame

noun 1. (with cap.) lady, baroness, dowager, grande dame (French) noblewoman, peeress

noun 2. (Slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. woman, girl, lady, female, bird (slang) maiden (archaic) miss, chick (slang) maid (archaic) gal (slang) lass, lassie (informal) wench (facetious) charlie Austral. (slang) chook Austral. (slang) wahine N.Z.

Translations

dame [deɪm] n (title) → dama;

(US) (col) → tía;

(THEAT) → vieja see also pantomime

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dame [deɪm] n (= title) → titre porté par une femme décorée de l'ordre de l'Empire Britannique ou d'un ordre de chevalerie, → titre porté par la femme ou la veuve d'un chevalier ou baronnet;

(US) (inf) → nana f;

(Theat) → vieille dame (rôle comique joué par un homme)

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dame [deɪm] n → Dame f;

(US) (inf) → Weib nt;

(Theat) → (komische) Alte f (von einem Mann gespielt)

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dame [deɪm] n (title), (US ) (col) → donna;

(THEAT) → vecchia signora (ruolo comico di donna recitato da un uomo)

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dame

n dame [deim]

1 (the status of) a lady of the same rank as a knight There were several dames at the royal wedding. adellike dame, dame سَيِّدَه شَريفَه дама dáma Dame die Dame δέσποινα (τίτλος αντίστοιχος του ιππότη) dama daam بانوی کاخ؛ زن شوالیه dame dame תּוֹאָר אָצוּלָה - גְּבֶרֶת स्त्री dama, gospođa női lovagi rang gelar bangsawan wanita hefðarkona/-frú dama 身分のある婦人 나이트(knight)에 상당하는 위계를 받은 여성에 대한 존칭 dama dāma wanita yang mendapat anugerah knight dame adelsdame (tytuł szlachecki) dama doamnă кавалерственная дама dáma dama gospa dam นาง kadın şövalye 女爵士，貴婦人 баронеса; орденоносиця نائٹ کے مشابہ مرتبہ رکھنے والی خاتون phu nhân （英国）女爵士，贵妇人

2 (American) a woman. vrou سَيِّده жена ženská kvinde; dame das Weibsbild γυναίκα mujer naine زن nainen nana אִישָׁה स्त्री žena, djevojka nő perempuan kona donna 女 여성 boba, moteris kundzīte; sievišķis wanita wijf kvinne, kvinnfolk pani mulher cucoană госпожа dámička ženska žena fruntimmer, brud สตรี kadın 女人 жінка کوئی عورت người phụ nữ 女人