(from the article `France`) ...ranks against the intrusion of new men or creditors. They insisted on noble birth as a condition for knighthood, reserving the designation of ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/66
Don'zel noun [ Confer Italian donzello , Spanish doncel , Old French danzel . See Damsel , Don , noun ] A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/110