Dame
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A Dame may be:
- Dame (title)Dame (title)The title of Dame is the female equivalent of the honour of knighthood in the British honours system . It is also the equivalent form address to 'Sir' for a knight...
, a female title of rank, equivalent to 'Sir' used as the title of a knight - A title of respect for certain BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
nuns equivalent to the male "DomDom (title)Dom is a title of respect prefixed to the given name. It derives from Latin Dominus.It is used in English for certain Benedictine and Carthusian monks, and for members of certain communities of Canons Regular. Examples include Benedictine monks of the English Benedictine Congregation...
" - A pantomime damePantomime dameA pantomime dame is a traditional character in British pantomime. It is a continuation of en travesti portrayal of female characters by male actors in drag. They are often played either in an extremely camp style, or else by men acting 'butch' in women's clothing...
- An old word for the game pieces in the game of draughtsDraughtsDraughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
(checkers) - Slang term for any womanWomanA woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent...
- "Dame" (song)Dame (song)"Dame" is a song written by Carlos Lara and recorded by RBD for their third Spanish studio album Celestial. The song was sent to radio stations in the United States to see what the results would become...
, the second single from RBD's third studio album Celestial - DaME, another name for Dark Avenger's viral polymorphic enginePolymorphic engineA polymorphic engine is a computer program that can be used to transform another program into a version that consists of different code with the same functionality...
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