Main Entry: ma·de·moi·selle

Pronunciation: \ˌmad-mwə-ˈzel, ˌma-də-, -mə-ˈzel, sometimes mam-ˈzel\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ma·de·moi·selles \-ˈzelz\ or mes·de·moi·selles \ˌmād-mwə-ˈzel, ˌmā-də-, -mə-ˈzel\

Etymology: Middle English madamoiselle, from Middle French, from Old French ma damoisele, literally, my (young) lady

Date: 15th century

1 : an unmarried French girl or woman —used as a title equivalent to Miss for an unmarried woman not of English-speaking nationality
2 : a French governess
3 : silver perch a