duenna

Noun

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Noun (1)duennas

  1. a woman chaperonType of chaperon, chaperone
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Du·en′na noun; pl. Duennas (#).

Origin: Sp. dueña, doña, fr. L. domina. See Dame.

1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. William Thomas 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. William Thos., and Cox, George William Brande

3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess. John Arbuthnot

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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