du|en|na

du|en|na «doo EHN uh, dyoo-», noun.

1. an elderly woman who is the governess and chaperon of young girls in a Spanish or Portuguese family.

2. a governess or chaperon.

╂[< Spanish dueña < Latin domina mistress, lady. See etym. of doublets dame (Cf. ↑dame), dona (Cf. ↑dona), doña (Cf. ↑doña), donna. (Cf. ↑donna)]