"grande dame" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɡɹɒ̃ ˈdɑːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹɒn(d)-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɡɹɑnd ˈdɑm/ [General-American], /ˌɡɹænd-/ [General-American] Forms: grandes dames [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːm, -ɑm Etymology: Borrowed from French grande dame, from grande (the feminine form of grand (“great, grand”)) + dame (“lady”). Doublet of grandam. The plural form grandes dames is borrowed from French grandes dames. Etymology templates: {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|senior figure}} sense 2, {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰer-|*demh₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|grande dame}} French grande dame, {{m|fr|grande}} grande, {{glossary|feminine}} feminine, {{m|fr|grand|t=great, grand}} grand (“great, grand”), {{m|fr|dame|t=lady}} dame (“lady”), {{doublet|en|grandam}} Doublet of grandam, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|en|grandes dames}} grandes dames, {{bor|en|fr|grandes dames}} French grandes dames Head templates: {{en-noun|grandes dames}} grande dame (plural grandes dames)
  1. A woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character, especially one who is advanced in age and haughty. Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Female people, Stock characters Synonyms: dowager, doyenne, grande madame Translations (woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character): arvokas rouva (Finnish), grande dame [feminine] (French), גבירה כבודה (Hebrew), גבירה אריסטוקרטית (Hebrew), גבירה מרשימה (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-grande_dame-en-noun-QzU7jBDz Disambiguation of Female people: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 71 14 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 12 19 Disambiguation of 'woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character': 77 20 3
  2. A woman who is accomplished and influential, and is a respected senior figure in a particular field; a doyenne. Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-grande_dame-en-noun-en:senior_figure Disambiguation of Female people: 46 47 7
  3. (figurative) A very highly regarded and well-known institution or structure, or large conveyance such as a ship. Tags: also, attributive, figuratively Translations (very highly regarded and well-known institution or structure, or large conveyance): kuningatar (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-grande_dame-en-noun-RI0vKABD Disambiguation of 'very highly regarded and well-known institution or structure, or large conveyance': 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Grande Dame Guignol

Inflected forms

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