knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress
Recent Examples on the WebIn downtown Fort Worth, at the confluence of the Trinity’s West Fork and Clear Fork, naturalists have documented 57 species of butterflies and moths, 24 kinds of fish, 23 species of dragonflies and damsel flies, 49 species of birds, and 35 types of ants, wasps and bees.—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024 But the damsel isn’t in distress, the monster isn’t so bad, and some raunchy jokes may go over kids’ heads (but will likely delight parents).—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for damsel
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English damesel, from Anglo-French dameisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella young noblewoman, diminutive of Latin domina lady
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