noun, masculine/ˈdon/plural: dones
sir, master, lord; a title of respect to a man, prefixed to first names; gentleman
“[Y] dime: don Luis Mejías ¿ha venido hoy?” — [A]nd tell me: mister Luis Mejía, did he come today?
Synonyms: señor
Inherited from Late Latin dom (“a courtesy title for monks and abbots”), from domnus (“master, sir”), from Classical Latin dominus, from domus (“a house”).