damoisele
Old French
Alternative forms
- dameisele
- domnizelle
Etymology
First attested 881 as domnizelle, from Vulgar Latin *domincella, from Classical Latin domina.
Noun
damoisele f (oblique plural damoiseles, nominative singular damoisele, nominative plural damoiseles)
- girl; young lady
Related terms
- damoisel
Descendants
- English: damsel (borrowed)
- French: damoiselle, demoiselle, donzelle
- Norman: d'mouaîselle