dame

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdomus“home, house”
2. Latin · derived fromdomina“mistress of the house”
3. Old French · derived fromdame“lady; term of address for a woman; the queen in card games and chess”
4. Middle English · inherited fromdame
5. English todaydame

From Middle English dame, dam (“noble lady”), from Old French dame (“lady; term of address for a woman; the queen in card games and chess”), from Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), feminine form of dominus (“lord, master, ruler; owner of a residence”), or from Latin domus (“home, house”). Doublet of domina and donna.

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