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damsel

noun
/ˈdæm.zəl/UK/ˈdæm.zəl/US/ˈdæm.zəl/

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.

  1. derived from domina
  2. derived from *domnicella✻
  3. derived from damoisele
  4. inherited from dameisele

Definitions

  1. A young woman (of noble birth).

  2. A girl

    A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

  3. A young woman who is not married.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An unmarried lady-in-waiting.

    2. A young, attractive woman.

    3. A chattering damsel (component of a mill).

      • The spout that conveys the grain from the hopper to the eye or centre of the upper millstone rests against the spindle, just at the damsel, and thus receives an alternate back and forward motion, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA