donzella

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noun

A female donzel.

OriginItalian donzella ← Old Occitan donçela ← Vulgar Latin *domnicella →
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Meanings

noundonzella (plural donzellas)

plural donzellas

  1. obsoleteA female donzel.

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latin*domnicella
  2. Old Occitandonçela
  3. Italiandonzella
  4. Englishdonzella

From Italian donzella, from Old Occitan donçela, donsela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella. Compare donzel. Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and doncella.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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