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duennas

duennas is the plural of duenna.

Meaning of duenna

Noun

duenna (plural duennas)

  1. A chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
    • 'Madam, I have a secret to tell you.' Now the very word secret is enough to rouse any one's curiosity; and, giving a quick glance round to see if her duennas were on the alert, she prepared to listen, and I saw that her eye had caught sight of the letter.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 193
  2. A governess or nanny.

Questions about duennas

What is duennas the plural of?
Duennas is the plural of duenna.

Words near duennas in the dictionary

  1. dueness
  2. Duenez
  3. Duenezes
  4. duenna
  5. duennadom
  6. duennas
  7. duennaship
  8. Duensing
  9. Duensings
  10. Duer
  11. duergar

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