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Definition of damsel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

damsel

noun

/ˈdæmzl/

/ˈdæmzl/

(old use)Idioms

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a young woman who is not married
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dameisele, damisele, based on Latin domina ‘mistress’.

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Idioms

a damsel in distress

(humorous, sometimes offensive) a young woman who needs help

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