dame
noun/deɪm/
/deɪm/
- Dame(in the UK) a title given to a woman as a special honour because of the work she has done
- Dame Maggie Smith
- She was made a Dame in the King's Birthday Honours list.
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- (North American English, old-fashioned, informal) a woman see also grande dame
- (British English) (also pantomime dame)a female character in a pantomime that is usually played by a man
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a female ruler): via Old French from Latin domina ‘mistress’.
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