Dame is a traditionally british honorific title given to women who have been admitted to certain orders of chivalry It is prefixed to the given name and surname. It is the female equivalent of sir, the title used by knights
The meaning of dame is a woman of rank, station, or authority Dame, properly a name of respect or a title equivalent to lady, surviving in english as the legal designation for the wife or widow of a baronet or knight or for a dame of the most excellent order of the british empire How to use dame in a sentence.
As a special honor, usually for valuable work done over a long period, or a woman having this honor: A woman who has been given a title as an honor for something she has done used as a title Dame is a title given to a woman as a special honour because of important service or work that she has done. Occasionally, in very formal or official registers, dame can be used as a title with a woman's name, for example dame jeanne dupont
Normal usage would be madame jeanne dupont. Dame synonyms, dame pronunciation, dame translation, english dictionary definition of dame Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household Definition of dame noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
There are 18 meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun dame, six of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
