dame

(Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

C1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/deɪm/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English dame, dam (“noble lady”), from Old French dame (“lady; term of address for a woman; the queen in card games and chess”), from Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), feminine form of dominus (“lord, master, ruler; owner of a residence”), or from Latin domus (“home, house”). Doublet of domina and donna.

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