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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duenna \Du*en"na\, n.; pl {Duennas}. [Sp. due[~n]a, do[~n]a, fr L. domina. See {Dame}.] 1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. --Brande. 2. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family. --Brande & C. 3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one a governess. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: duenna n : (Spain; Portugal; etc) a woman chaperon
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