DAME

noun a woman in general, ·esp. an elderly woman.

2. dame ·noun a mother;

— applied to human beings and quadrupeds.

3. dame ·noun a mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.

4. dame ·noun the mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.