donzelle
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of DONZELLE s. f.
Terme burlesque qui se dit pour Demoiselle, mais il est odieux, & se prend ordinairement en mauvaise part. C'est un galant qui aime les Donzelles, qui a une Donzelle en chambre. Il a quitté sa Donzelle.
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