Dame is the female equivalent of address to Sir for a British knighthood. In the UK honours system, this can be the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, or Order of the British Empire. Because there is no female equivalent of a Knight Bachelor, women deserving an honour of this rank are appointed Dames of the Order of the British Empire instead.

Dame meaning "lady" ; entered Middle English from Latin domina, mistress, via French dame, (/dam/). A Dame may be: A female rank equivalent to a knight (e.g. Dame Grand Cross of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire). A female Seigneurie (i.e. Sibyl Hathaway, Dame of Sark) A title of respect for certain Benedictine nuns, for example those of the English Benedictine Congregation (e.g.

An independent, national Catholic university located at Notre Dame, Indiana, adjacent to the city of South Bend and approximately 90 miles southeast of Chicago.

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noun . 1. (initial capital letter) (in Britain)

Official website for Dame Edna Everage and Barry Humphries.