"donzelle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /dɔ̃.zɛl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-donzelle.wav Forms: donzelles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French dansielle, donselle, donzelle, from Old French donzele, borrowed from Old Occitan donçela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from earlier *dominicella (literally “little maidenly (woman)”), from Classical Latin domina (“mistress”) + -ica + -ella. Compare also Italian donzella, Old Occitan donçela. Doublet of damoiselle and demoiselle. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|dansielle}} Middle French dansielle, {{inh|fr|fro|donzele}} Old French donzele, {{der|fr|pro|donçela}} Old Occitan donçela, {{der|fr|VL.|*domnicella}} Vulgar Latin *domnicella, {{der|fr|CL.|domina||mistress}} Classical Latin domina (“mistress”), {{cog|it|donzella}} Italian donzella, {{cog|pro|donçela}} Old Occitan donçela, {{doublet|fr|damoiselle|demoiselle}} Doublet of damoiselle and demoiselle Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} donzelle f (plural donzelles)
  1. (now rare, archaic) maiden, damsel Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-donzelle-fr-noun-60qXvGtU
  2. (derogatory) little madam, young madam Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-donzelle-fr-noun-83ht3RXM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Inflected forms

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