Definition of Donzel

1. n. A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page.

Definition of Donzel

1. Noun. (obsolete) A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page ¹

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Definition of Donzel

1. a young squire [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Donzel

donship
donships
donsie
donsier
donsiest
donsy
dont
dontcha
donut
donut hole
donut holes
donutlike
donuts
donutted
donutting
donzel (current term)
donzels
doo-dad
doo-wop
doob
doobage
doober
doobers
doobie
doobies
doobries
doobry

Literary usage of Donzel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Kennel Register: A Monthly Record (1885)
"Lilly Queen—donzel.—Mr.' TM Steele's Lilly Queen whelped one dog and three bitches on July 14. Sired by his donzel (AKR 816). IRISH SETTERS. Killarney II. ..."

2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"IKi., 510 But sped him thence to done hit lord's behest. donzel DEL PHEBO. A celebrated hero of romance, in the Mirror of Knighthood, &c. donzel \e from the ..."

3. Hudibras by Samuel Butler, Henry George Bohn (1859)
"39), "he is donzel to the ... The word is likewise used in Ben Jonson's Alchemist. donzel, a diminutive ..."

4. Report by California, State Board of Harbor Commissioners (1886)
"January 13, judgment ordered for plaintiffs against Alice A. donzel, condemning defendant's land, and that plaintiff pay to defendant the value thereof, ..."

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