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damsel

dam·sel [ dámsəl ] (plural dam·sels)


noun 
Definition:
 
girl or young woman: a girl or young unmarried woman, originally one of noble birth ( archaic or literary )

[13th century. < Old French dameisele, alteration (after dame) of donsele< Vulgar Latin dominicella "little lady" < Latin domina "woman in charge of the house"]
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