n.
Pronunciation: ' dam-z ə l
Variant: also dam · o · sel or dam · o · zel \ ' da-m ə - ˌ zel \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English damesel, from Anglo-French dameisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella young noblewoman, diminutive of Latin domina lady
Date: 13th century
: a young woman: a archaic : a young unmarried woman of noble birth b : GIRL