damsel

English

Alternative forms

• (archaic) damoiselle

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”).

Noun

damsel (plural damsels)

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

Anagrams

• medals