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dama — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dame noun A title given to a woman who holds a high honour, equivalent to "Sir" for a man.
  • 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

dama is used for these senses in English:

  • dame (US, dated, informal, slightly, derogatory) A woman.
  • lady A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
  • lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  • queen (cards) A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
  • queen (chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

dame — full definition

  1. noun A title given to a woman who holds a high honour, equivalent to "Sir" for a man.
  2. noun Informal, especially in older American slang: a woman.

lady — full definition

  1. noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  2. noun A British title of nobility for a woman, used before her name (as the wife of a lord or knight, or in her own right).

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