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Duenna

Duenna Meaning & Definition
Duenna Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Duenna?

[n] (Spain; Portugal; etc) a woman chaperon

Synonyms | Synonyms for Duenna:

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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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