dame

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

dame (dām)n.
1. Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.
2.
a. A married woman; a matron.
b. An elderly woman.
3. Slang. A woman.
4. Chiefly British.
a. A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
b. The wife or widow of a knight.
c. Used as the title for such a woman. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin domina, feminine of dominus, lord, master. See dem- in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird