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dame (dām)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina feminine of dominus, lord, master.]

noun 

  1. Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.
    1. A married woman; a matron.
    2. An elderly woman.
  3. Slang A woman.
  4. Chiefly British
    1. A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
    2. The wife or widow of a knight.
    3. Used as the title for such a woman.