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damsel

[ dam-zuhl ]

noun

Literary.
  1. a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.

damsel

/ ˈdæmzəl /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a young unmarried woman; maiden
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of damsel1

1150–1200; Middle English damisel < Anglo-French ( Old French damoisele ) < Vulgar Latin *dominicella, equivalent to Latin domin ( a ) lady ( dame ) + -i- -i- + -cella feminine diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of damsel1

C13: from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin domnicella (unattested) young lady, from Latin domina mistress; see dame

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