demoiselle

French

noun
Definitions
  • damsel, maiden
  • miss
  • damselfly

Etymology

Inherited from Old French damoisele inherited from Latin *domnicella, domina (mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household).

Origin

Latin

domina

Gloss

mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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