donzel

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noun

A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page

OriginOld French danzel ← Italian donzello ← Medieval Latin domicellus →
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Meanings

noundonzel (plural donzels)

plural donzels

  1. obsoleteA young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page
  2. A boy or an unmarried young man

Origin

  1. Latindominus“master, lord”
  2. Medieval Latindomicellus“young nobleman, squire”
  3. Italiandonzello
  4. Old Frenchdanzel
  5. Englishdonzel

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.

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APA

donzel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donzel

MLA

“donzel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donzel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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