mademoiselle

mademoiselle
noun (plural mademoiselles or mesdemoiselles) 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

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  • mademoiselle — plur. mesdemoiselles [ mad(ə)mwazɛl, med(ə)mwazɛl ] n. f. • XVe; de ma, adj. poss., et demoiselle I ♦ Anciennt 1 ♦ Titre de la fille aînée des frères ou oncles du roi. La Grande Mademoiselle, duchesse de Montpensier, cousine germaine de Louis XI …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Mademoiselle — (abbreviated as Mlle) may refer to: The French language equivalent of miss (ma = my + demoiselle = little lady or my girl ) Mademoiselle Juliette , a 2007 song by French singer Alizée Mademoiselle (magazine), published until November 2001… …   Wikipedia

  • Mademoiselle — (mad.mwa.zɛl), französisch für mein Fräulein, ist eine französische Anrede, abgekürzt Mlle, Mle oder Mlle (immer ohne Punkt). Der Plural lautet Mesdemoiselles, oder kurz entsprechend Mlles Stand sie früher für das junge Mädchen aus dem gehobenem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mademoiselle K — Pays d’origine  France Genre musical Rock français Années d activité Depuis 2006 Labels …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mademoiselle K — Datos generales Origen Francia Información artística …   Wikipedia Español

  • mademoiselle — mid 15c., unmarried Frenchwoman, from Fr. mademoiselle (12c.), from a compound of ma dameisele (see DAMSEL (Cf. damsel)), lit. young mistress …   Etymology dictionary

  • mademoiselle — (izg. madmoazȅl) ž DEFINICIJA mlađa, neudata ženska osoba iz građanskog društva; gospođica ETIMOLOGIJA fr. mademoiselle ← srfr. ma damoisele: moja plemenita mlada gospo …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Mademoiselle — Ma de*moi selle , n.; pl. {Mesdemoiselles}. [F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See {Damsel}.] 1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mademoiselle O — is a memoir by Vladimir Nabokov about his eccentric Swiss French governess.It was first written and published in French in Mesures (vol. 2, no. 2, 1936) [ Michael Juliar, Vladimir Nabokov: A Descriptive Bibliography (New York: Garland, 1986; ISBN …   Wikipedia

  • Mademoiselle — (fr., spr. Madmoasell), 1) so v.w. Demoiselle 2) in der Anrede; 2) Titel der Töchter, Enkelinnen u. Nichten des Königs von Frankreich; die erste Prinzessin von Geblüt heißt M. de Franer …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Mademoiselle — (franz., spr. mad mŭaséll ), s. Damoiselle …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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