dan

Definition

A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.

Etymology

From Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.

Example Sentences

• "Dan Phoebus, he with many a low'ring look / Had her beheld in yore in angry wise."
• "Old Dan Geoffrey, in whose gentle spright / The pure well-head of Poesy did dwell."
• "This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, dan Cupid."