'Damsel' definitions:

Definition of 'damsel'

From: WordNet
noun
A young unmarried woman [syn: damsel, demoiselle, damoiselle, damosel, damozel]

Definition of 'Damsel'

From: GCIDE
  • Damsel \Dam"sel\ (d[a^]m"z[e^]l), n. [OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr. OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL. domicella, dominicella, fem., domicellus, dominicellus, masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus. See Dame, and cf. Demoiselle, Doncella.]
  • 1. A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden. [1913 Webster]
  • With her train of damsels she was gone, In shady walks the scorching heat to shun. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . . Goes by to towered Camelot. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Milling) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'damsel'

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