dame

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈdaː.mə/

noun
Definitions
  • lady
  • (chess) queen

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dame derived from Middle French dame (dame, double checkers piece) derived from Old French dame (term of address for a woman, the queen in card games and chess, lady, woman) derived from Latin domina (mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household).

Origin

Latin

domina

Gloss

mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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