Don

n.	1.	Sir; Mr; Signior; - a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes. Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in Spain. France talks of Dom Calmet, England of Dan Lydgate. - Oliphant.
	2.	A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities.
v. t.	1.	To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. [imp. & p. p. Donned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Donning.] Should I don this robe and trouble you. - Shak. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. - Emerson.

Noun	1.	Don - a Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman
	2.	don - teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) Synonyms: preceptor
	3.	don - the head of an organized crime family Synonyms: father
	4.	Don - Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
	5.	Don - a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov Synonyms: Don River
Verb	1.	don - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" Synonyms: put on, get into, assume, wear

Herr, Master, Mister, abecedarian, assume, bwana, certified teacher, change, docent, doctor, dominie, draw on, dress in, educationist, educator, fellow, get into, get on, guide, guru, instructor, maestro, master, melamed, mentor, misrepresent, monsieur, mullah, pandit, pedagogist, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, pundit, put on, rabbi, sahib, schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, signor, sir, slip, slip on, starets, teacher

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