University don

[artvanderlay]

What is the meaning of Oxford/Cambridge don?

[shaneystar2]

A don is a fellow or tutor of a college or university, especially traditional collegiate universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.

[artvanderlay]

Thanks - but where does the word originate from? I know it in an Italian sense.

[shaneystar2]

Spanish dialectal, and Italian both from Latin dominus, lord.
Recorded Origin: 1515�25.

An Italian title of address, esp. for a priest.
Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in Spain
The leader of an organized-crime family.
Archaic... An important personage.

[artvanderlay]

Thanks Shaney.