damoiseau

French

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) young man
  • (historical) A young gentleman who was not yet a knight and aspired to be one; young nobleman accompanying his lord or lady to hunt, walk, travel, etc.
  • (ironic) A handsome, charming young male who is courteous and/or amorous to women.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French damoisel inherited from Latin *domnicellus, dominus (master, lord, head of household).

Origin

Latin

dominus

Gloss

master, lord, head of household

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

主

Emoji

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