dominicellus

Latin

Etymology

From Latin dominicus + diminutive suffix -ellus, from Latin dominus (“master, lord”)

Noun

dominicellus m (genitive dominicellī); second declension

  1. A young nobleman, especially a squire or page being trained for knighthood.

Usage Notes

Attested in Medieval Polish documents to refer to a Polish squire or armiger. The meaning is identical to domicellus.

Descendants

  • Italian: donzello
  • Spanish: doncel
  • Portuguese: donzel
  • Catalan: donzell
  • Occitan: donzèl
    • Occitan: donzèla
  • Old French: danzel

References

  • "dominicellus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • "dominicellus" in Notes and Queries, Volume 4, published 1893, page 295.
  • "Domn" in Tiktin, Hariton. Dictionnaire d'étymologie daco-romane: Elemente Latine, Faszikel I: A-D, published 1905, page 80.
  • "Dominicellus" in Du Cange et al., Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887).
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