damoiselle
Americannoun
noun
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Katherine Swynford met John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and King Edward III's third son, while she was a damoiselle in his wife Blanche's household.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2022
"Ah! no, ah! no," the maid replied— "An omen of ill," and she heavily sighed; Then a flood came gushing adown her cheek, Nor further word could the damoiselle speak.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
Dreams visited his pillow; distorted visions, in which Kirsty, the dark-eyed damoiselle, and the man with the black whiskers, bore prominent parts, flitted across his fancy.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
The French damoiselle and demoiselle are later formations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
QVant la royne eut parle de la damoiselle, When she heard of this damsel the Queen knew it must be Lancelot, si scait bien que cest Lancelot.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
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