damsel

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English, dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Late Latin *domincella, from Classical Latin domina (mistress), from domus (house), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *demh₂- (to build).

[edit] Noun

damsel (plural damsels)

  1. A young woman (of noble birth).
  2. A girl; a maiden (as in without sexual experience).

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