dame

Definitions of dame
  1. noun
    a woman of refinement
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    type of:
    femme
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  2. noun
    a woman of the peerage in Britain
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    antonyms:
    noble
    a titled peer of the realm
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    baronne
    a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
    comtesse
    female equivalent of a count or earl
    duchesse
    the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
    marquise
    a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
    grande-duchesse
    the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right
    type of:
    aristocrate, femme aristocrate
    a woman who is an aristocrat
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