Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DU-EN'NA
DU-EN'NA, n. [Sp. dueña, fem. of dueño; Fr. duegne; the same as dona, the feminine of don. Qu. W. dyn, Ir. duine, man, a person. See Don.]
An old woman who is kept to guard a younger; a governess. – Arbuthnot.
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