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don1

Syllabification: (don)
Pronunciation: /dän/
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Definition of don

noun

  • 1 (Don) a Spanish title prefixed to a male forename.
  • a Spanish gentleman; a Spaniard.
  • North American informal a high-ranking member of the Mafia.
  • 2a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge.
    [transferred colloquial use of the Spanish title (see above)]

Derivatives

donship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/
noun

Origin:

early 16th century: from Spanish, from Latin dominus 'lord, master'

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