n. a chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
n. a governess or nanny.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain.
n. 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.
n. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The chief lady in waiting on the Queen of Spain.
n. An elderly woman holding a middle station between a governess and a companion, appointed to take charge of the girls of a Spanish family.
n. Any elderly woman who is employed to guard a younger; a governess; a chaperon.
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n. a woman chaperon
Word Usage
"Glencora, Alice thought, should not have allowed the word duenna to have passed her lips in speaking to anyone; but, above all, she should not have done so in the hearing of Mr Palliser's cousin."