I. ˈdän transitive verb
( donned ; don·ning )
Etymology: Middle English, contraction of do on
Date: 14th century
1. : to put on (an article of clothing)
2. : to wrap oneself in : take on 3a
II. ˈdän noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus master — more at dame
Date: 1523
1. : a Spanish nobleman or gentleman — used as a title prefixed to the Christian name
2. archaic : a person of consequence : grandee
3. : a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University ; broadly : a college or university professor
4.
[Italian, title of respect, from donno, literally, lord, from Latin dominus ]
: a powerful Mafia leader