Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dame
Dame
dame
n. 1 (Dame) a (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry. b a woman holding this title. 2 Brit. a comic middle-aged woman in modern pantomime, usu. played by a man. 3 archaic a mature woman. 4 US sl. a woman. Phrases and idioms dame-school hist. a primary school kept by an elderly woman. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L domina mistress
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noun see: dome Date: 13th century a woman of rank, station, or authority: as, the mistress of a household, the wife or daughter of a lord, a female member of an order of knighthood, 2. an elderly woman, woman ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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