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 dame /ˈdem/
 夫人

 Dame n.
 1. A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.
 Then shall these lords do vex me half so much,
 As that proud dame, the lord protector's wife.   --Shak.
 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.
 3. A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.
 4. A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds. [Obs.]
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 dame
      n 1: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: doll, wench, skirt,
            chick, bird]
      2: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
         limousine for the grand lady" [syn: madam, ma'am, lady,
          gentlewoman]