Associations to the word «Dame»

Wiktionary

DAME, noun. (British) The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight.
DAME, noun. (dated) (informal) (slightly derogatory) (US) A woman.
DAME, noun. A traditional character in British pantomime, a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
DAME, noun. (archaic) lady, woman.
DAME, noun. (UK) A matron at Eton College.
DAME, noun. (British) The titular prefix given to a female knight

Dictionary definition

DAME, noun. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
DAME, noun. A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady".

Wise words

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