damoiselle

English

Noun

damoiselle (plural damoiselles)

1. Obsolete spelling of damsel.

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French

Etymology

Variant of demoiselle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.mwa.zɛl/

Noun

damoiselle f (plural damoiselles)

1. (archaic) (noble) lady
2. (historical) damsel

Further reading

• “damoiselle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.