donat

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noun

A rank in some knightly orders.

OriginMiddle English donet ← Latin Donatus →
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Meanings

donat1

noundonat (plural donats)

plural donats

  1. A rank in some knightly orders.

donat2

noundonat (plural donats)

plural donats · alternative Donat · alternative donet

  1. obsoleteA grammar (book); a primer (of Latin)

Donat3

proper nounDonat (countable and uncountable, plural Donats)

plural Donats

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Muntogna da Schons municipality, Grisons canton, Switzerland.

Origin

donat · noun

  1. LatinDonatus
  2. Middle Englishdonet
  3. Englishdonat

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

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Donat · proper noun

* 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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dontatanod
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “donat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donat.

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