dame
/deɪm/noun
1Dame
(in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry（英国）夫人; 女爵士, 女大十字勋章获得者。
1.1
- N. Amer. informal a woman〈北美, 非正式〉女人。
1.2
- archaic or humorous an elderly or mature woman〈古或幽默〉老妇人, 妇人。
1.3
- （亦作pantomime dame）Brit. a comic middle-aged female character in modern pantomime, usually played by a man〈英〉（童话剧中通常由男子扮演的）中年滑稽妇人。
词源
Middle English (denoting a female ruler)： via Old French from Latin domina 'mistress'.