damsel /ˈdamz(ə)l 
/ ▸ noun archaic, or literary a young unmarried woman. – PHRASES damsel in distress humorous
a young woman in trouble: she makes a rather sweet damsel in distress.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French dameisele, damisele, based on Latin domina ‘mistress’.
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