Dame
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| In the [[SCA]], Dame is acceptable for certain [[persona]] nationalities as an [[alternate title]] for: | In the [[SCA]], Dame is acceptable for certain [[persona]] nationalities as an [[alternate title]] for: | ||
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Dame is the honorific used for various female peers or the wives of peers, e.g. baronet. It is sometimes extended to the woman in charge of a household, the lady of the house.
It is also used for the abbess or prioress who is the superior of a nunnery.[1]
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SCA Dames
In the SCA, Dame is acceptable for certain persona nationalities as an alternate title for:

