dama
/ˈdama/ · A1 · noun · f
lady
👑 dama = English dame; both from Latin domina, lady of the house
Latin domina (mistress of the house, from domus = home) shrank to French dame, which Spanish borrowed as dama. Same root as madam (my + dame) and dominate. In chess and cards the dama is the queen, the top lady on the board.