dame
Plural: dames
Noun
- A title of honor for women in the UK, or an older woman.
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- a woman of refinement
- Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
- In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
- A woman.
- A lady, a woman.
- The hereditary feudal ruler (seigneur) of Sark, when the title is held by a woman in her own right.
- A queen.
Verb
- To make a dame.
Examples
- Dame Edith Sitwell
- Playing DAME felt like a regal move, opening up a sophisticated line of play.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 7
dame: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddame: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dame: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
dame: valid Words With Friends Word