dame — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dowager noun A widow who holds property, wealth, or a title inherited from her late husband.
- king noun A male monarch who rules a country, typically inheriting the position by birth.
- lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
- queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.
Senses
dame is used for these senses in English:
- Lady An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
- dowager Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.
- king A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
- lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
- queen (chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
dowager — full definition
- noun A widow who holds property, wealth, or a title inherited from her late husband.
- noun A dignified, often older woman of high social standing.
king — full definition
- noun A male monarch who rules a country, typically inheriting the position by birth.
- noun The most important or dominant person or thing in a particular field.
- noun The most important piece in chess, which must be protected from checkmate to avoid losing the game.
- noun A playing card ranked just below the ace, showing an image of a king.
- verb To make someone king; to crown as monarch.