Dame

from Lat. domina, the mistre of a family or household.] A matron; a mother; a mistre of a household or family; a lady in position and honor. "Sovereign of creatures, universal dame." - Milton. -In England, the legal title pertaining to the wife of a baronet. (Called colloquially my lady , or your or her ladyship .) -The mistre or female head of a family, household, or school, in the lower order of life; as, a village dame. "Where sits our sullen, sulky dame." - Burns .