don.
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
Meaning & usage
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
A mafia boss, especially one who is Italian or Italian-American.
A (usually Spanish or Italian) title of respect to a man, especially a lord or nobleman.
Any man, bloke, dude.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominusder. English don From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, Spanish don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie, and dominus.
To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
To don one's clothes.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English don (“to put on”), from Old English dōn on; equivalent to do + on. Compare also doff, dup, dout.
Alternative form of don't
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