donzel

== English == === Etymology === From Old French danzel and Italian donzello, both ultimately from Medieval Latin domicellus (“young nobleman, squire”), a diminutive of Latin dominus (“master, lord”). Compare donzella. === Noun === donzel (plural donzels) (obsolete) A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page A boy or an unmarried young man ==== Related terms ==== === References === "donzel" in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *domnicellus, possibly through Old Occitan donsel. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛw, (Portugal) -ɛl Hyphenation: don‧zel === Noun === donzel m (plural donzéis) (archaic) donzel (a young squire, a page) Synonym: pajem (obsolete) donzel (a boy or an unmarried young man) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “donzel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “donzel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026