Dame Commander

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Dame Commander is a high-ranking honorific title traditionally bestowed upon women in certain chivalric orders and systems of honors, signifying a distinguished level of service or achievement.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dame Commander canonical 4
Dame Commander (AD) 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric title
honorific title
rank in an order of chivalry
abbreviation DBE
DCMG
DCVO
associatedWith British monarchy
Commonwealth realms honours
ceremonialAspect may involve investiture ceremony
conferredBy monarch of the United Kingdom
correspondsToMaleTitle Knight Commander
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
domainOfService arts
charitable work
diplomacy
public service
sciences
eligibility women
entitlesUseOf post-nominal letters
genderAssociation female
hasFormOfAddress Dame + given name + surname
historicalContinuity modern development of medieval chivalric ranks
honourSystem British orders, decorations and medals
honourType chivalric honour
state honour
isPartOf orders of chivalry
orders of merit
languageOfTitle English
legalStatus official state decoration
rankLevel high-ranking
relativeRankTo higher than Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire is Dame Grand Cross
lower than Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire is Commander (CBE)
selectionBasis recommendation by government or honours committee
signifies distinguished service
notable achievement
styleGranted Dame
usedIn British honours system
Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the British Empire
The Royal Victorian Order
surface form: Royal Victorian Order
wearsInsignia badge of the order
star of the order

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DCVO rank Dame Commander
Order of Pius IX grade Dame Commander
Knight Commander (AK) hasFemaleEquivalent Dame Commander
this entity surface form: Dame Commander (AD)