dame
noun
[ deɪm ]
• (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry.
• "Dame Vera Lynn"
• an elderly or mature woman.
• "a matronly dame presided at the table"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a female ruler): via Old French from Latin domina ‘mistress’.
