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да́ма — meaning in English

dama

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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.
  • dowager noun A widow who holds property, wealth, or a title inherited from her late husband.
  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • madam noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
  • queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Senses

да́ма 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.
  • dame (Britain) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
  • dame (archaic) A lady, a woman.
  • dowager Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.
  • lady A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
  • lady A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
  • lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  • madam A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

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.

dowager — full definition

  1. noun A widow who holds property, wealth, or a title inherited from her late husband.
  2. noun A dignified, often older woman of high social standing.

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