Dame, 1) mistress, a) a woman who governs: since thou (viz the hand) “couldst not defend thy loyal d.” Lucr. 1034. “both d. and servant,” Wint. IV, 4, 57. -- b) a woman beloved or courted: “when as thine eye hath chose the d.” Pilgr. 299. “fare thee well, d.” Ant. IV, 4, 29.
2) mother: “the sire, the son, the d. and daughter die,” Lucr. 1477. “my old d. will be undone now,” H4B III, 2, 123. 245 (cf. Dam and Stepdame).
3) lady: “such a peerless d.” Lucr. 21. Lucr. 21 Lucr. 21 Lucr. 21 Err. II, 2, 149. LLL V, 2, 160. Mids. V, 298. H6A V, 3, 124. V, 5, 12. H6C III, 3, 255. Cor. II, 1, 231. Tit. I, 317. IV, 1, 90. IV, 2, 41. Mcb. IV, 2, 65. IV, 3, 73. Lr. IV, 6, 120. Oth. IV, 1, 47. Oth. IV, 1, 47. I, 4, 26. Before names: “thy d. Partlet,” Wint. II, 3, 75; cf. H4A III, 3, 60. “d. Mortimer,” II, 4, 123. “d. Margaret,” H6B I, 2, 39. “d. Eleanor,” I, 2, 91. I, 3, 150. II, 3, 1.
Used as a term of contemptuous address: “Fortune, cursed, fickle d.” Pilgr. 259. “how now, d.!” Shr. II, 23. H6A II, 1, 50. H6B I, 2, 42. I, 3, 79. Lr. V, 3, 154.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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