"Dame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dames [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dame (plural Dames)
  1. (British) The titular prefix given to a female knight Tags: British Coordinate_terms: Sir, Sir (english: sir), Mrs (english: Mistress, mistress), Miss (english: miss), Madam (english: madam, ma'am) Coordinate_terms (of a non-binary person): Mx (alt: Mixter) Coordinate_terms (of a woman): Ms (alt: Miz, mizz) Coordinate_terms (see also): Dr (english: Doctor, doctor) Coordinate_terms (titles; of a man): Mr (english: Mister, mister) Translations (titular prefix given to a female): Dáma [feminine] (Irish), Kahurangi (Maori), डेम (ḍem) [feminine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Dame-en-noun-dY9-ynU9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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