donzel

noun

don·​zel

ˈdänzəl

plural -s

archaic

: a young gentleman in training for knighthood : squire, page

Word History

Etymology

Italian donzello, from Old Italian, from Old Provençal donzel, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicillus, diminutive of Latin dominus master

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