damehood，一个只有 LDOCE5+ 这个 ALED 才收录的词汇

gnoweb

正式出版物中（有 ISBN 的），只有 LDOCE5+ 收录了 damehood（单列为一个词条），其它英英|英汉词典——不管是学习词典还是足本词典——都找不到，这个很让人诧异。线上词典只有一个 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damehood 有相应解释。

elusty

查到一个资料，权当学习：
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？）：
: U8 f6 y: _) A5 uhttp://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymo ... s-1474/damehood.htm

- X% Q' C, _8 i( @"Damehood" is a "contrived word."  It does not appear in dictionaries, because it is not recognized as a legitimate word.
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."
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. "
- V7 J( h. K! [% }3 J' G5 b6 {Since the word "knighthood" DOES exist, someone decided to give equal recognition to "damehood."
But, formal English has no official recognition of the word.

ncq001

coca资料中有这个词，不是本坛中有人说牛高是女主编来着，怎么也没收呀