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donzel.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page

    obsolete
  2. A boy or an unmarried young man

Where this word comes from

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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