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Duenna
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Span. duena, a married lady or mistress, Lat. doming), specifically the chief lady-in-waiting upon the queen of Spain. The word is more widely applied, however, to an elderly lady in Spanish and Portuguese households (holding a position midway between a governess and companion) appointed to take charge of the young girls of the family; and "duenna" is thus used in English as a synonym for chaperon.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Duenna'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/duenna.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Duenna'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/duenna.html. 1910.
