Damsel

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdæmzÉ™l/

Alternative forms

• archaic damoiselle, damozel

Origin

Middle English, dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Late Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina ("mistress"), from domus ("house") (from which English domestic etc.), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *demh₂- ("to build").

Full definition of damsel

Noun

1. A young woman (of noble birth).
2. A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

Derived terms

• damsel in distress
• damselfish
• damselfly

Anagrams

• medals