damsel

Pronunciation: /ˈdæm.zəl/

The English word “damsel” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A young woman (of noble birth).
A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
A young woman who is not married.
An unmarried lady-in-waiting.
A young, attractive woman.
A chattering damsel (component of a mill).

Etymology

From Middle English dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, a diminutive from Classical Latin domina (“mistress, lady”), from dominus, from *demh₂-. Doublet of demoiselle, doncella, and donzella.

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