Dame

Definition of dame:

part of speech: noun

A matron; lady.

part of speech: noun

The mistress of a house: a matron: a noble lady.

part of speech: noun

A lady; also, a title formerly used instead of Mistress or Madam; a matron; an elderly woman.

Usage examples for dame:

• " Mebbe some old dame who wants a home-" began Mary. "Furze the Cruel", John Trevena.

• Ye'd think me a fule if ye knew half how I longed to see Dame Crowl, and I thought to myself if I didn't peep now I might wait many a day before I got so gude a chance again. "Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton", Joseph Sheridan LeFanu.

• Very near the church, in the Rue Notre Dame is the Eglise Protestante, a small chapel. "The South of France--East Half", Charles Bertram Black.

• Why, only last night, when I was explaining to Ted about Eileen and how we'd become friends, all he said was: 'Well, so you've taken up with some other dame have you! "The Dragon's Secret", Augusta Huiell Seaman.