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don•zel  (don′zəl),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
  1. a young gentleman not yet knighted;
    squire;
    page.
  • Vulgar Latin *dom(i)nicellus, equivalent. to Latin domin(us) lord + -cellus diminutive suffix; compare damsel
  • Old Provencal donzel
  • Italian donzello
  • 1585–95


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