/ Dictionary / Index G grande dame: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: grande dame Pronunciation: (gran' dam', dām' Fr. gränd dam'), [key] — pl. grandes dames a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing. a woman who is the doyenne of a specific field: a grande dame of the American theater. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Grande Chartreuse, La grandee Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language