Contemporary Examples. 1  But Kantor details some of the more trying episodes that left the two camps at odds with each other. 2  As for whether his being Jewish should be a particular source of shame, Kantor can relax. 3  Kantor wants to know if Jews are ashamed, and if not, why not.
Dame definition - Dame is a noble title, and the feminine form of address, for the honour of knighthood in the British honours system and the systems of several other commonwealth countries such as Australia and New Zealand (with the masculine form of address being Sir). The word damehood is rarely used but is used on the official British
Lord comes from Old English 'hlaford' which means 'loaf-divider' (as in bread) and Lady comes from 'hlafdige' which means 'loaf-kneader.'. The French word is Dame, and can sometimes be used instead of lady but Thief Dame doesn't sound any better than Thief Lady. Some usages are just really hard to work. Dame was also the English title for the wife of a knight; a baronet or above got a lady. These days dame is pretty much gone as a title.