ˌdamə̇ˈzō, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural damoi·seaux “)
Etymology: Middle French, from Old French damoisel, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicellus young aristocrat, diminutive of Latin dominus master, lord — more at dame
archaic : a young noble not yet made a knight