Dame

·noun A woman in general, ·esp. an elderly woman.

II. Dame ·noun A mother;

— applied to human beings and quadrupeds.

III. Dame ·noun A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.

IV. Dame ·noun The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.