French

Noun

donzelle f ‎(plural donzelles)

1. (literary) maiden, damsel

Italian

Noun

donzelle f pl

1. plural of donzella ‎(“maiden, damsel”)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina ‎(“mistress”), from domus ‎(“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *dem- ‎(“to build”).

Noun

donzelle f ‎(plural donzelles)

1. (Jersey) hussy