n
(Business / Professions) (in Spain and Portugal, etc.) an elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to young girls
[from Spanish dueña, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus master]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
If Kristin and Little Brother Matt lived in Spain or Portugal, they might hire a duenna to look after Lucie and Gretchen; actually, they would need two.
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