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duenna [djuːˈɛnə]

(Business / Professions) (in Spain and Portugal, etc.) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to young girls

[from Spanish dueña, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus master]

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duenna - a woman chaperon

Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

chaperon, chaperone - one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

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chaperon chaperone Places Portugal Portuguese Republic			But, as I was saying, Richard, or was about to say, my daughter has been allowed to rust; her aunt was a mere duenna; hence, in parenthesis, Richard, her distrust of me; my nature and that of the duenna are poles asunder - poles Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context "That is true," said Maritornes; "and, faith, I relish hearing these things greatly too, for they are very pretty; especially when they describe some lady or another in the arms of her knight under the orange trees, and the duenna who is keeping watch for them half dead with envy and fright; all this I say is as good as honey. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context Here I am, till my duenna finishes her business and fetches me. I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context			due care due date due diligence due east due in due north due process due process of law due south due to due west Duebill duecentism Dueful duel Dueler Dueling duelist dueller duellist duello Duelo Duena duende Dueness duenna Duero dues Dues and Payment duet duette Duettino Duetto Dufay duff duff up duffel duffel bag duffel coat duffel-bag duffel-coat duffer duffle duffle bag duffle coat Duffy Dufrenite Dufy dug Dugald Stewart dugite			dueller duellers duellers duellers duellers duelling duelling duelling duelling duellist duellist duellist duellist duellists duellists duellists duellists duello Duelmasterp Duelo duels duels duels duels Duena Duena duende duendes Dueness Dueness duenna Duenna, The duennas Duer Duer, William Duer, William Dueren Dueren Dueren Duerer Duerk, Alene Duerk, Bertha Duernstein Duero Duero Duero Duero River Duero River Duero River Duerrenmatt Duerrentmatt DUERS Duerson Oldham County Public Library dues dues dues dues dues Dues and Payment Dues Check Off Duesberg, Peter

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