damsel
A young womanA young woman (of noble birth).
» Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.
Meaning
6 sensesA young woman (of noble birth).
ба́рышняbáryšnja, мадемуазе́льmadɛmuazɛ́lʹ, де́вушкаdévuška
a young unmarried woman
A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
Mädchen, Jungfrau
деви́цаdevíca, де́вочкаdévočka, де́вушкаdévuška
A young woman who is not married.
An unmarried lady-in-waiting.
A young, attractive woman.
A chattering damsel (component of a mill).
Examples
3 sentencesRaise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.
And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.
Like a damsel in distress, Europe remains completely reliant on the US in terms of defense.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, aFrom Middle English dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, a diminutive from Classical Latin domina (“mistress, lady”), from dominus, from *demh₂-. Doublet of demoiselle, doncella, and donzella.
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Forms
plural: damselsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a young unmarried woman:demoiselledamoiselledamoseldamozel