dame: Meaning and Definition of

dame

1. (cap.) (in Britain)
1. the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
2. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
2. (formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority.
3. a matronly woman of advanced age; matron.
4. a woman; female.
5. a title of a nun in certain orders.
6. a mistress of a dame-school.
7. the mistress of a household.
8. a woman of rank or authority, esp. a female ruler.