2006-07-29 14:36:12 · 7 answers · asked by nard 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Don is a Spanish/Mexican title of gentry or noble birth, comparable to a Duke or Count in England. A Don is someone who is usually of noble bloodline, but always owns land. In Don Quixote, the title is used to signify this nobility...a quality often at odds with the actions of Quixote himself.
2006-07-29 14:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by literati 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don and Dona are terms of respect for people (in Spanish). The words are similar to Mister and Misses only with a higher level of respect.
I read that book in college in Spanish and let me tell you it's a mammoth!! Good luck with it, if you're reading it. :-)
2006-07-29 21:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by california_gurl16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a title of respect, like sir.
2006-07-29 21:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same as 'sir' in English.
2006-07-29 21:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sir
2006-07-29 21:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like saying "sir" or "mister".
2006-07-29 21:40:04 · answer #6 · answered by Lola P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's simply 'sir' =)
2006-07-29 21:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by sweet pea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋