damoiselle
English
Noun
damoiselle (plural damoiselles)
- Obsolete spelling of damsel
French
Etymology
Variant of demoiselle. Doublet of donzelle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.mwa.zɛl/
Audio (file)
Noun
damoiselle f (plural damoiselles)
- (archaic) (noble) lady
- (historical) damsel
Further reading
- “damoiselle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.