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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: duenna (0.02073 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: duenna
duenna
n : a woman chaperon
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Duenna
Duenna
\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.
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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.
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3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a
governess. --Arbuthnot.
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