Dame vs. Baroness — What's the Difference?

Dame is an honorific title and the feminine form of address for the honour of damehood in many Christian chivalric orders, as well as the British honours system and those of several other Commonwealth countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, with the masculine form of address being sir. It is the female equivalent for knighthood, which is traditionally granted to males.

The wife or widow of a baron.

Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.

A woman holding the title to a barony.

A married woman; a matron.

Used as the title for such a noblewoman.

An elderly woman.

The wife of a baron.

Often Offensive Slang A woman.

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.

A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

The wife or widow of a knight.

A noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron

Used as the title for such a woman.

(Britain) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

(Britain) A matron at a school, especially Eton College.

In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.

A woman.

(archaic) A lady, a woman.

A queen.

To make a dame.

A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady.

The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school.

A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.

A mother; - applied to human beings and quadrupeds.

Informal terms for a (young) woman

A woman of refinement;