Mesdemoiselles

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Mes·de·moi·selles

M0235800 (mād′mwä-zĕl′)n. Abbr. Mlles Plural of Mademoiselle.

mesdemoiselles

(ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl; French medmwazɛl) n the plural of mademoiselle

mad•e•moi•selle

(ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl)

n., pl. mademoiselles,
mes•de•moi•selles (ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, -ˈzɛlz, ˌmeɪd mwə-) 1. (often cap.) a French title equivalent to Miss. Abbr.: Mlle. 2. a French governess. 3. silver perch (def. 1). [1635–45; < French; Old French ma damoisele my noble young lady; see madame, damsel]