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dames

/deɪmz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
  2. A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
  3. In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
  4. (slightly derogatory) A woman.
  5. A lady, a woman.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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