Don

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Don

Type

free base

Denotation

male honorific title

Etymology

(1) Italian don, from donno; Late Latin domnus; Latin dominus; (2) Sicilian don; Late Latin dom, from domnus; Latin dominus; (3) Spanish don; Late Latin dom, from domnus; Latin dominus

Evidence

don, donnish, donnism, donny, dons, donship

Notes

don, dom, domine, dominus, and dominie are doublets

See Also

Domine, Dominie, Dom, Dame, Donna, Dams, Demois, Donz, Donc