Dame

[Dame]

A woman of refinement

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A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority; especially, a lady.

Noun
informal terms for a (young) woman

Noun
a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"


n.
A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.

n.
The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.

n.
A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.

n.
A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds.


Dame

Dame , n. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See Tame, and cf. Dam mother, Dan, Danger, Dangeon, Dungeon, Dominie, Don, n., Duenna.] 1. A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority; especially, a lady.
Then shall these lords do vex me half so much, As that proud dame, the lord protector's wife.
2. The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.
In the dame's classes at the village school. Emerson. 3. A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman. 4. A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority; especially, a lady.

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The message that President Obama delivered in his speech at Notre Dame was: morality is immoral. Pro-life is the extremist position, not a moral position. Yet we should compromise and work to reduce abortions. Where's the compromise between life and death - and why work to reduce the number of them occurring if there's nothing wrong with them?

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