n.
Pronunciation: ' dän
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus master ― more at DAME
Date: 1523
1 : a Spanish nobleman or gentleman ― used as a title prefixed to the Christian name
2 archaic : a person of consequence : GRANDEE
3 : a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University broadly : a college or university professor
4 [ Italian, title of respect, from donno, literally, lord, from Latin dominus ] : a powerful Mafia leader