dame
Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knightUsually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
» He built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Er baute die Notre-Dame-Kathedrale exakt nach.
Meaning
7 senses(UK)Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
Dame Edith Sitwell
ле́диlédi, деймdejm, да́маdáma
(UK)A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
(UK)In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
(US, dated, informal)A woman.
да́мочкаdámočka, бабёнкаbabjónka, ба́баbába
a woman of refinement
The hereditary feudal ruler (seigneur) of Sark, when the title is held by a woman in her own right.
(slang)A queen.
(archaic)A lady, a woman.
informal terms for a (young) woman
Examples
19 sentencesHe built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
deEr baute die Notre-Dame-Kathedrale exakt nach. — Yorwba
Who is this old dame?
She actually is a dame.
Notre-Dame is a church in Paris.
ruНотр-Дам - церковь в Париже. — carlosalberto
deNotre-Dame ist eine Kirche in Paris. — carlosalberto
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris dates from the Middle Ages.
deDie Kathedrale Notre Dame in Paris stammt aus dem Mittelalter. — Jens_Odo
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English dame, dam (“noble lady”), from Old French dame (“lady; term of addressFrom Middle English dame, dam (“noble lady”), from Old French dame (“lady; term of address for a woman; the queen in card games and chess”), from Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), feminine form of dominus (“lord, master, ruler; owner of a residence”), or from Latin domus (“home, house”). Doublet of domina and donna.
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