dame

noun7

1. •
   (informal, old-fashioned) A woman.

   • I can see that would be the kind of a chap that the dames would stand for everlastingly. — 1903
2. •
   (UK) a title given to a woman for great service to her country, used before her name
3. •
   (UK) In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
4. •
   (UK) A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
5. •
   The hereditary feudal ruler (seigneur) of Sark, when the title is held by a woman in her own right.
6. •
   (slang) A queen.
7. •
   (no longer used) A lady, a woman.

   • Now, thou, deare dame, that workste these sweete effectes in mee, / Vouchsafe my zeale, that onely seeke to serve and honour thee. — 1576

verb1

1. •
   To make a dame.

   • Jonathan’s first edition of Calais was signed by Dame Agatha [Christie]. Not as Dame Agatha, just plain Agatha. She got Damed later. — 1995

noun1

1. •
   (UK) The titular prefix given to a female knight