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Duenna
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What's The Definition Of Duenna?
[n] (Spain; Portugal; etc) a woman chaperon
Synonyms | Synonyms for Duenna: Related Terms | Find terms related to Duenna: abigail | amah | au pair girl | ayah | betweenmaid | biddy | bodyguard | cavalier | chambermaid | chaperon | companion | conductor | convoy | cook | dame | educatress | escort | esquire | fellow traveler | femme de chambre | fille de chambre | gentlewoman | girl | governess | guard | handmaid | handmaiden | hired girl | housemaid | instructress | kitchenmaid | lady-help | lady-in-waiting | live-in maid | live-out maid | maid | maidservant | mistress | nursemaid | parlormaid | safe-conduct | schooldame | schoolmarm | schoolmistress | scullery maid | servant girl | servitress | shepherd | soubrette | squire | swain | tutoress | tweeny | upstairs maid | usher | waiting maid | wench See Also | chaperon | chaperone Duenna In Webster's Dictionary \Du*en"na\, n.; pl. {Duennas}. [Sp. due[~n]a, do[~n]a,
fr. L. domina. See {Dame}.]
1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. --Brande.
2. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and
companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger
ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family. --Brande & C.
3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a
governess. --Arbuthnot.
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