dominicellus

== Latin == === Etymology === From dominicus + diminutive suffix -ellus, from dominus (“master, lord”) === Noun === dominicellus m (genitive dominicellī); second declension A young nobleman, especially a squire or page being trained for knighthood. ==== Usage notes ==== Attested in Medieval Polish documents to refer to a Polish squire or armiger. The meaning is identical to domicellus. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: donzello Italian: donzella Spanish: doncel Spanish: doncella Portuguese: donzel Portuguese: donzela Catalan: donzell Catalan: donzella Occitan: donzèl Occitan: donzèla Old French: danzel Old French: dameisel French: damoiseau Old French: dameisele French: demoiselle === References === "dominicellus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) "dominicellus" in Notes and Queries, Volume 4, published 1893, page 295. "Domn" in Tiktin, Hariton. Dictionnaire d'étymologie daco-romane: Elemente Latine, Faszikel I: A-D, published 1905, page 80. "Dominicellus" in Du Cange et al., Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887).