dame

Meaning
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- (feminine) lady
- (feminine) queen
- (feminine, in-plural) draughts (UK), checkers (US)
Concepts
adult female
Ladyship
female monarch
queen mole rat
dear employer
Dama
ma’am
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dam/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina.
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