donzel

noun — 2 senses

donzel

noun

Etymology From Old French danzel and Italian donzello, both ultimately from Medieval Latin domicellus (“young nobleman, squire”), a diminutive of Latin dominus (“master, lord”). Compare donzella.

1

Obsolete A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page

2

A boy or an unmarried young man

Related terms
dom, domine, dominie, dominus, don, donzella

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