damoiseaucommon nounSyllable DecompositiondamoiseauEtymologyexpandfrom Old French damoisel.Definitions1. A young gentleman who had not yet been made a knight, and who aspired to be one. A young nobleman accompanying the castellan or chatelaine on the hunt, on a walk, on a journey, etc.histoireexpand2. A man who makes a show of himself, a gallant towards women.ironicexpandHARPAGON : Voilà de mes damoiseaux flouets qui n'ont pas plus de vigueur que des poules.FemininedamoiselledemoisellePluraldamoiseauxTranslations