[ma.de.moi.selle] n, pl ma.de.moi.selles or mes.de.moi.selles [ME madamoiselle, fr. MF, fr. OF ma damoisele, lit., my (young) lady] (15c) 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