Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Mace Bature" ita ce mace wacce 'yar ƙasa ce ko mazaunin Ingila ko kuma wacce ke da asalin Ingilishi. Kalmar “Mace Bature” ta ƙunshi kalmar “Turanci,” wadda ke nufin mutane, harshe, da al’adun Ingila, sai kuma “-mace,” wanda ke nuni da jinsin mace.
