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‖ Donna
(ˈdɒnə, It. ˈdɔnna)
[It. donna:—L. domina lady, mistress.]
A lady; a title of honour or courtesy for an Italian or (instead of doña or dona) a Spanish or Portuguese lady.
prima, seconda donna: the principal, or the second, female singer in an opera: see prima donna.
1670R. Lassels Voy. Italy i. (1698) 67 (Stanf.) To go like the Donna's of Spain. 1740Lady M. W. Montagu Let. to W. Montagu 25 Jan., They are all well received by the gentil donnas. 1816Byron in Moore Life (1832) III. 318 (Stanf.) My ‘Donna’ whom I spoke of in my former epistle. 1817― Beppo xxxii, The ‘prima donna's’ tuneful heart would bound. 1880Grove Dict. Mus. I. 457/1 A distinguished seconda donna..of Handel's company. |