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grande dame

  [gran dam, deym; Fr. grahnd dam]
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–noun, plural grandes dames  [gran damz, deymz; Fr. grahnd dam] .
1. a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
2. a woman who is the doyenne of a specific field: a grande dame of the American theater.
Origin:
1735–45; < F: lit., great lady
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grande dame   (grānd' dām', gränd' däm')   
n.   pl. grandes dames also grand dames (grānd' dām', gränd' däm')

  1. A highly respected elderly or middle-aged woman.

  2. A respected woman having extensive experience in her field: the grande dame of women's professional tennis.


[French : grande, great + dame, lady.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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