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- r P# ^- t0 o* k$ G5 s这大概是女权主义者自造的词,所以正规词典未能予以承认(一家之言?):5 _3 @( p3 ~ A
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymo ... s-1474/damehood.htm
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"Damehood" is a "contrived word." It does not appear in dictionaries, because it is not recognized as a legitimate word.
7 d/ ?! e! f7 m9 \0 e$ B, P) \I have checked the following sources: Webster's Third International Unabridged Dictionary, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, AND "the bible" of the world of etymology -- "The Oxford English Dictionary."( }1 V9 {1 j7 w* R6 X
The latter -- called the OED -- gives several definitions and origins for the word "dame." Here is one: "A woman in rank next below a lady: the wife of a knight, squire, citizen, yeoman. "
6 {! v% Q; z1 e. e* z, I! @Since the word "knighthood" DOES exist, someone decided to give equal recognition to "damehood."
; _# |/ s' P, C' GBut, formal English has no official recognition of the word. |
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