DAME

dame.  1.  The  legal  title  of  the  wife  of  a  knight  or  baronet.  2.  The  female  equivalent  of  a knight. 3. A form of address to a woman of high rank. 4. A matron. 5.Slang. A woman. — Also termed (in senses 1 & 2) domina.[Blacks Law 8th]