damoisel

English

Noun

damoisel (plural damoisels)

  1. Obsolete spelling of damsel.

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *domincellus, from Classical Latin dominus.

Noun

damoisel oblique singular, m (oblique plural damoiseaus or damoiseax or damoisiaus or damoisiax or damoisels, nominative singular damoiseaus or damoiseax or damoisiaus or damoisiax or damoisels, nominative plural damoisel)

  1. young man

Declension

Case masculine feminine
singular subject damoisels or damoisaus damoisele
oblique damoisel damoisele
plural subject damoisel damoiseles
oblique damoisels or damoisaus damoiseles

Descendants

  • French: damoiseau
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