donzel

[ don-zuhl ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a young gentleman not yet knighted; squire; page.

Word History and Origins

Origin of donzel¹

1585–95; < Italian donzello < Old Provençal donzel < Vulgar Latin *dom ( i ) nicellus, equivalent to Latin domin ( us ) lord + -cellus diminutive suffix; damsel

Example Sentences

Donzel Cleare of the New York Police Department stood in front of a classroom at Liberation Diploma Plus High School in Coney Island and asked a simple question: “How many of you guys feel that I work for you?”

From New York Times

The 21-year-old men are suspected of gunning down 18-year-old Kenyatta Butler and 19-year-old Donzel Gaines as they sat in their car in a parking lot in San Francisco’s Crocker Amazon neighborhood the morning of March 9.

From Washington Times

Donzel, don′zel, n. a page or squire:—fem.

From Project Gutenberg

The closure of German airports forced Swiss airlines to cancel 16 flights, mainly to Germany but also to Budapest and Amsterdam, said spokesman Jean-Claude Donzel.

From Salon

Donzel, the spokesman for Swiss airlines, said the carrier expects to incur extra fuel costs for trans-Atlantic flights and canceled connections, but wasn't planning to pass those on to passengers at this stage.

From Salon