English · Word Candidate

dame

/deɪm/

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Also seen as: dames · daming · damed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tước vị tương đương với Sir dành cho nữ

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NounRegister: UK

Examples

Dame Edith Sitwell

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A matron at a school, especially Eton College.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bà giám thị ở trường học, đặc biệt là Eton College

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NounRegister: UK

Examples

Even though the dames’ houses were being gradually phased out at Eton, [John Henry] Newman was enthusiastic about the arrangement since it met one of the promoters’ key demands; besides, he had experienced something similar as a boy at Ealing School, where the boarding houses were also under the jur

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To make a dame.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phong tước dame cho ai

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Verb

Examples

The French call simply Pawn, “la Dame qui n’est point Damée, et l’on n’appelle Dame proprement dite, que le Pion qui est Damé, et couvert d’un autre Pion,” which means “the Draught or Pawn which is not damed, and which is only termed Dame or Queen, when the Pawn which is damed, is covered with anoth

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The titular prefix given to a female knight

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tiền tố danh hiệu cho nữ kỵ sĩ

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NounRegister: UK

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “dame” mean?

Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

Is “dame” formal or informal?

dame is generally UK.

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