damoiselle

English

Noun

damoiselle (plural damoiselles)

Obsolete spelling of damsel

French

Etymology

Variant of demoiselle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.mwa.zɛl/

Noun

damoiselle f (plural damoiselles)

(archaic) (noble) lady
(historical) damsel

Further reading

“damoiselle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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