Dame

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /deɪm/
• Rhymes: -eɪm

Origin

Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina

Full definition of dame

Noun

1. (British) The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight.Dame Edith Sitwell
2. (informal, slightly derogatory, US) A woman.There ain't nothin' like a dame!
3. A traditional character in British pantomime, a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
4. (archaic) lady, woman.

Synonyms

Related terms

• grande dame

Anagrams

• ADME
• Edam
• made
• mead