Dame (title) - Citizendia

Dame is the female equivalent of address to Sir for a British knighthood. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the UK honours system, this can be the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, or Order of the British Empire. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

Because there is no female equivalent of a Knight Bachelor, women deserving an honour of this rank are appointed Dames of the Order of the British Empire instead. The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system.

Formerly, the wife of a knight was called a Dame, but this usage was replaced by "Lady" during the 17th century.

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"It [becoming a dame] means you've got to behave very well. That's very, very boring. " Dame Judi Dench ^[1]
"My street cred is gone. Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English " Dame Helen Mirren on becoming a dame ^[2]

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The youngest person to receive a damehood is Dame Ellen MacArthur at 28. Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born 8 July 1976) is an English Sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock The eldest was Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, who received hers at the age of 100. Dame Gwen Lucy Ffrangcon-Davies, DBE ( 25 January 1891 &ndash 27 January 1992) was a British actress and Centenarian

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