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donat¹

noun donats

  1. A rank in some knightly orders.

donat²

Where it comes from

From Middle English donet, from Old French, from Latin Donatus, a famous grammarian.

noun donats · Donat · donet

  1. obsolete A grammar (book); a primer (of Latin)

Donat³

Where it comes from

* As a French, German, Polish, English, Slovak, and Czech surname, all from the Medieval Latin saint's name Donatus, the past participle of donare (“to give”).

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Dunnett.

proper noun Donats

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A village in Muntogna da Schons municipality, Grisons canton, Switzerland.

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@misc{donat_2026,
  title = {donat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/donat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}