MADEMOISELLE


Meaning of MADEMOISELLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmad-mwə-ˈzel, ˌma-də-, -mə-ˈzel, sometimes ]

mam-ˈzel noun

( plural ma·de·moi·selles -ˈzelz ; or mes·de·moi·selles ˌmād-mwə-ˈzel, ˌmā-də-, -mə-ˈzel)

Etymology: Middle English madamoiselle, from Middle French, from Old French ma damoisele, literally, my (young) lady

Date: 15th century

1. : an unmarried French girl or woman — used as a title equivalent to Miss for an unmarried woman not of English-speaking nationality

2. : a French governess

3. : silver perch a

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.