n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' dä-n ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from Old Italian ma donna, literally, my lady
Date: 1584
1 archaic : LADY ― used as a form of respectful address
2 obsolete : an Italian lady
3 a : VIRGIN MARY b : an artistic depiction (as a painting or statue) of the Virgin Mary
4 : a morally pure and chaste woman