ALL meanings of dame
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D d - noun dame Dame is a title given to a woman as a special honour because of important service or work that she has done. 3
- noun dame (formerly) a woman of rank or dignity; lady 3
- noun dame a nun who has taken the vows of her order, esp a Benedictine 3
- noun dame a matronly or elderly woman 3
- noun dame a woman 3
- noun dame the role of a comic old woman in a pantomime, usually played by a man 3
- noun dame the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire or any of certain other orders of chivalry 3
- noun dame the legal title of the wife or widow of a knight or baronet, placed before her name 3
- noun dame a title given to a woman in authority or the mistress of a household: now only in personifications 3
- noun dame an elderly or matronly woman 3
- noun dame in Great Britain 3
- noun dame the legal title of the wife of a knight or baronet 3
- noun dame the title of a woman who has received an order of knighthood 3
- noun dame a woman or girl 3
- countable noun dame A dame is a woman. This use could cause offence. 2
- noun dame (in the UK) the title given to a woman equivalent to the rank of knight. 1
- noun dame (initial capital letter) 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. 1
- noun dame (formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority. 1
- noun dame a matronly woman of advanced age; matron. 1
- noun dame Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman: Some dame cut me off and almost caused an accident. 1
- noun dame Ecclesiastical. a title of a nun in certain orders. 1
- noun dame a mistress of a dame-school. 1
- noun dame Archaic. the mistress of a household. 1
- noun dame Archaic. a woman of rank or authority, especially a female ruler. 1
- noun dame Dame is sometimes perceived as insulting when used to refer generally to a woman, unless it is a woman of rank or advanced age. 1
- noun dame elegant woman 1
- noun dame woman's honorific title 1
- noun dame woman 1
- noun dame title honoring a woman 1
- noun dame pantomime character 1
- noun dame (Britain) The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight. 0
- noun dame (dated, informal, slightly derogatory, US) A woman. 0
- noun dame A traditional character in British pantomime, a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag. 0
- noun dame (archaic) Lady, woman. 0
- noun dame (Britain) A matron at Eton College. 0