English edit

Etymology edit

From Italian donzello.[1] Compare donzella.

Noun edit

donzel (plural donzels)

  1. (obsolete) A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page
  2. A boy or an unmarried young man

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ donzel”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.