dam·oi·seau \ˌdamə̇ˈzō, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun (pluraldamoi·seaux \“\) Etymology: Middle French, from Old French damoisel, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicellus young aristocrat, diminutive of Latin dominus master, lord — more at dame archaic: a young noble not yet made a knight