duenna

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Georgian discipline . . . a sketch of Sheridan’s duenna, or chaperone The early life of 18th-century playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan sounds like the stuff of .

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2010

Tatum's duenna, friend and confidante on the set is Diane Lewis, 34, the wife of Hedgemon, a black boxer Ryan O'Neal promoted.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a duenna of young lovers, Actress Merle Oberon, 47, has been a smashing success.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still the reader finds Melville awkward and even embarrassed in the presence of poetry, as if poetry were attended by a duenna and not a muse.

From Time Magazine Archive

"As official duenna of this family, I think we'd better change the game or put out the lights."

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert