grande dame
[ gran dam, deym; French grahnd dam ]
/ ˈgræn ˈdæm, ˈdeɪm; French grɑ̃d ˈdam /
noun, plural grandes dames [gran damz, deymz; French grahnd dam] /ˈgræn ˈdæmz, ˈdeɪmz; French grɑ̃d ˈdam/.
a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
a woman who is the doyenne of a specific field: a grande dame of the American theater.
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Origin of grande dame
1735–45; < French: literally, great lady
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British Dictionary definitions for grande dame
grande dame
/ French (ɡrɑ̃d dam) /
noun
a woman regarded as the most experienced, prominent, or venerable member of her profession, etcthe grande dame of fashion
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