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donzel

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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.

noun donzels

obsolete A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page
A boy or an unmarried young man

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"donzel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/donzel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"donzel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/donzel.

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@misc{donzel_2026,
  title = {donzel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/donzel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}