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     • The meaning of DUENNA is an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family.
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   What does a Duenna mean?

   • Read more… But Rose stayed where she was, feeling like a duenna, turning down partners with a laugh or a joke. (in Spain and Portugal, etc) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   When was Duenna first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun duenna is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for duenna is from 1641, in a translation by E. Messervy. duenna is a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Spanish dueña.

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   Why did the poor old Duenna drew back out of sight?

   • The poor old duenna drew back out of sight, in the shadow of a curtain—and began to cry. Always following her impulses without troubling herself to think first, the duenna followed them now. The wily duenna chose that propitious moment to present herself in the capacity of a new audience.

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   The meaning of DUENNA is an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family.

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   4 days ago · duenna (plural duennas) a chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman. 'Madam, I have a secret to tell you.'. Now the very word secret is enough to rouse any one's curiosity; and, giving a quick glance round to see if her were on the alert, she prepared to listen, and I saw that her eye had caught sight of the letter.

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   noun. (in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady. a governess. duenna. / djuːˈɛnə / noun. (in Spain and Portugal, etc) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to young girls.

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   What does the noun duenna mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun duenna , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definitions of 'duenna'. 1. an elderly woman who has charge of the girls and young unmarried women of a Spanish or Portuguese family. [...] 2. a chaperon or governess. [...] More.

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