Dame Definition

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dames
noun
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A title given to a woman in authority or the mistress of a household: now only in personifications.
Dame Care.
Webster's New World
A married woman; a matron.
American Heritage
An elderly or matronly woman.
Webster's New World
In Great Britain.
Webster's New World
A woman or girl.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Dame

Noun

Singular:
dame
Plural:
dames

Origin of Dame

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin domina feminine of dominus lord, master dem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina

    From Wiktionary

Dame Sentence Examples

  • Barely half a mile westward down Dame Street, rises the Castle, and 300 yds.

  • A ruddy and lusty old dame, who delights in all weathers and seasons, and is likely to outlive all her children yet.

  • He is represented as the son of a widow, "la dame veuve," his father having been slain in tourney, battle or by treachery, either immediately before, or shortly after his birth.

  • The most important building at Courtrai is the church of Notre Dame, which was begun by Count Baldwin IX.

  • But some of her great successes during the 'eighties and early 'nineties - the days of her chief triumphs - were in Italian versions of such plays as La Dame aux camelias, in which Sarah Bernhardt was already famous; and Madame Duse's reputation as an actress was founded less on her "creations" than on her magnificent individuality.

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Words Starting With

DDADAM

Words Ending With

EMEAME

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With E