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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Du·en·na n.; pl. Duennas
 1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain.
 2. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family.
 3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess.
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