damehood

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/ˈdeɪmhʊd/

noun

The fact or condition of being a dame.

OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English dame →
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Meanings

noundamehood (countable and uncountable, plural damehoods)

plural damehoods

  1. countableuncountableThe fact or condition of being a dame.

Origin

  1. Englishdame
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. Englishdamehood

From dame + -hood.

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APA

damehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damehood

MLA

“damehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damehood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damehood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damehood.

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