damehood
Lady's honorary title
Damehood is the rank or status of a dame—the female equivalent of knighthood in British honors.
A woman elevated to this dignity becomes Dame before her name: She was awarded damehood for her contributions to medicine.
The term parallels knighthood in formation and use.
Titled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- countessFeminine noble rank
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
viscountess · peerage · gentry · high society · royalty · monarchy · courtier · regal
High regard, moral dignity
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
commendation · tribute · prestige · eminence · esteem · renown · celebration · veneration
Courteous term for woman
- sirFormal male address
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
honorific · styling · letters · rank · formal address
Ceremony conferring rank
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- knightingConferring knighthood formally
sword · royal · conferment · protocol · regalia · curtsy · presentation · appointment
nobility
Titled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- countessFeminine noble rank
duchess · viscountess · peerage · gentry · high society · royalty · monarchy · courtier · regal · hereditary
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
merit · commendation · tribute · prestige · eminence · esteem · renown · celebration · veneration · respect
lady
Courteous term for woman
- sirFormal male address
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
prefix · honorific · styling · letters · rank · formal address
investiture
Ceremony conferring rank
knighting · sword · royal · conferment · protocol · regalia · curtsy · presentation · appointment · announcement
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- HonoursVictoria Cross, Order of the Garter, knighthood, OBE, MBE
- ordersorder, command, decree, dictate, mandate
- peeragepeer, peeress, peerage, baron, baroness