Dame

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Dame meaning "lady"; entered Middle English from Latin domina, mistress, via French dame, (/dam/).

A Dame may be:

• A female rank equivalent to a knight (e.g. Dame Grand Cross or Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire).
• A female Seigneurie (i.e. Sibyl Hathaway, Dame of Sark)
• A title of respect for certain Benedictine nuns, for example those of the English Benedictine Congregation (e.g. Dame Laurentia McLachlan, late Abbess of Stanbrook, Dame Felicitas Corrigan, late author, abbess) -- the male equivalent being "Dom", derived from Latin "Dominus" (e.g. Dom John Chapman, late Abbot of Downside).
• A pantomime dame.
• An old word for the game pieces in the game of checkers.
• A woman. Slang from the 1940s.
• "Dame", the second single from RBD's third studio album Celestial.
• Dame Edna Everage, is a character played by Australian comedian Barry Humphries.

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