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duniewassal

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[doo-nee-wos-uhl] / ˌdu niˈwɒs əl /

noun

  1. a gentleman, especially a cadet of a ranking family, among the Highlanders of Scotland.

Etymology

Origin of duniewassal

1555–65; < Scots Gaelic duine uasal; duine man, uasal noble, well-born ( Old Irish úasal literally, high)

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