n. [ F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See Tame, and cf. Dam a mother, Dan, Danger, Dungeon, Dominie, Don, n., Duenna. ]
Then shall these lords do vex me half so much,
As that proud dame, the lord protector's wife. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
In the dame's classes at the village school. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also