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Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

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  1. n. Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.
  2. n. A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities.
  3. v. t. To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.
  4. n. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
  5. n. a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
  6. n. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
  7. n. the head of an organized crime family
  8. v. put clothing on one's body
  9. To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.Should I don this robe and trouble you. Shak.At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn.Emerson.
  10. v:100 n. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman n. the head of an organized crime family n. Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu