Dame
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A Dame may be:
- A female title equivalent to Sir, see Dame (title).
- A female rank equivalent to a knight.
- A title of respect for certain Benedictine nuns, for example those of the English Benedictine Congregation (e.g. Dame Laurentia McLachlan, late Abbess of Stanbrook, Dame Felicitas Corrigan, author), the male equivalent being "Dom", derived from Latin "Dominus" (e.g. Dom John Chapman, late Abbot of Downside).
- A pantomime dame.



