DAMSEL


Meaning of DAMSEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdam-zəl ]

noun

also dam·o·sel or dam·o·zel ˈda-mə-ˌzel

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

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