[dame] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L domina, fem. of dominus master; akin to L domus house--more at dome] (13c) 1: a woman of rank, station, or authority: as a archaic: the mistress of a household b: the wife or daughter of a lord c: a female member of an order of knighthood--used as a title prefixed to the given name
2. a: an elderly woman b: woman