dame

n.

1. Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.
2. 1. A married woman; a matron.
   2. An elderly woman.
3. Slang. A woman.
4. Chiefly British.
   1. A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
   2. The wife or widow of a knight.
   3. Used as the title for such a woman.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord, master.]

IN BRIEF: Title for a married woman.

The dame had little use for her sick husband.

Tutor's tip: The queen made the woman a "dame" (a titled woman) for her work to "damn" (a curse) the efforts to build a "dam" (any barrier) on the river.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: informal terms for a (young) woman
  Synonyms: doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird

Meaning #2: a woman of refinement
  Synonyms: madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Dame, frue, kvinde, komisk figur

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrouw, dame (adellijke titel), griet/wijf, als (oude) vrouw optredend acteur

Français (French)
n. - dame (arch, littér, hum), (GB, Théât) vieille femme comique (rôle joué par un homme), dame d'honneur, (US) femme (fam, arch), (GB) Dame (aux titulaires de certaines décorations, d'un ordre de chevalerie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Frau, Dame (Titel)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέσποινα, ερίτιμος κυρία, οικοδέσποινα, κυρά, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) γυναίκα, (Βρετ.) γυναίκα μέλος ιπποτικού τάγματος, ντέιμ

Italiano (Italian)
donna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dama (f), mulher (f) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
телка, мадам

Español (Spanish)
n. - tía, chica, dama, mujer de edad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fruntimmer, brud

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
夫人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 夫人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 나이가 많은 여성, 신분이 높은 여성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - イートン校の舎監

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السيدة, إمرأة ذات مقام رفيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אצילה, גברת, אישה‬

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notre dame	Dame De Montrose
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