Dame 593323 224838930 2008-07-10T17:22:15Z Smitty 2773571 clean up using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Wiktionarypar|dame}} '''Dame''' meaning "[[lady]]"; entered [[Middle English]] from Latin ''domina'', mistress, via French ''dame'', ({{IPA|/dam/}}). A '''Dame''' may be: *A female rank equivalent to a [[knight]] (e.g. [[Dame (title)|Dame]] Grand Cross or Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]]). *A female [[Seigneurie]] (i.e. [[Sibyl Mary Hathaway|Sibyl Hathaway]], Dame of Sark) *A title of respect for certain [[Benedictine]] [[nuns]], for example those of the [[English Benedictine Congregation]] (e.g. Dame [[Laurentia McLachlan]], late Abbess of Stanbrook, Dame [[Felicitas Corrigan]], late author, abbess) -- the male equivalent being "Dom", derived from Latin "Dominus" (e.g. [[John Chapman OSB|Dom John Chapman]], late Abbot of Downside). *A [[pantomime dame]]. *An old word for the game pieces in the game of [[draughts|checkers]]. *A [[woman]]. Slang from the 1940s. *"[[Dame (song)|Dame]]", the second single from RBD's third studio album ''Celestial''. *[[Dame Edna Everage]], is a character played by Australian comedian [[Barry Humphries]]. {{disambig}} [[Category:Titles]] [[Category:Women]] [[da:Dame]] [[de:Dame]] [[fr:Dame]] [[nl:Dame]] [[nds:Daam]] [[ru:Дама]] [[sk:Dáma]] [[fi:Dame]]