n. [ It. donna, L. domina. See Don, Dame. ] A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Corrupted from do-naught. ] See Do-naught. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. donner to give. ] Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story. W. E. Henley.
That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
adj. of or pertaining to
adj. like a university don; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially its trivial aspects.
n. [ Don, n., 2. ] Self-importance; loftiness of carriage. [ Cant, Eng. Universities ]