don
1. don \'da:n\ n [Sp, fr. L dominus master - more at DAME] 1: a Spanish nobleman or gentleman - used as a title prefixed to the Chri stian name archaic 2a: a person of consequence : GRANDEE 2b: a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge 2. don \'da:n\ vt or donned; or don.ning [do + on] 1: to put on (an article of wear) 2: to envelop oneself in : ASSUME