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Historically, don was used to address members of the nobility, e.g. hidalgos, as well as members of the secular clergy.The treatment gradually came to be reserved for persons of the blood royal, e.g. Don John of Austria, and those of such acknowledged high or ancient aristocratic birth as to be noble de Juro e Herdade, that is, "by right and heredity" rather than by the king's grace.
A don is a fellow or tutor of a college or university, especially traditional collegiate universities such as Oxford and Cambridge in England and Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. The usage is also found in Canada and in the United States.
The boss also gets points from all family business; also see don, chairman. bridge: threat of death; e.g. "our former friend is walking across the bridge". button or becoming a button man: a mafia hit man; or someone who has become a made man. capo: the family member who leads a crew; short for caporegime or capodecina.
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Kabedon or kabe-don (Japanese: 壁ドン; kabe, "wall", and don, "bang") refers to the action of slapping a wall fiercely, which produces the sound "don". One meaning is the action of slapping the wall as a protest which occurs in collective housing like condominiums when the next room makes noise. [ 1 ]
Donning may refer to: John Donning (c.1530-?), English MP and mayor; The Donning Company, US printing company This page was last edited on 22 ...
Sample dunning record, from a 1913 business manual. Dunning is the process of methodically communicating with customers to ensure the collection of accounts receivable. ...
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