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dam´zel: A young, unmarried woman; a girl (lass); maiden (compare French demoiselle). The Revised Version (British and American) in ; ; ; gives “maid†for παιδιÌσκη, paidıÌskeÌ„, “a girl,†i.e. (spec.) a maidservant or young female slave (the King James Version “damselâ€), and “child†for παιδιÌον, paidıÌon, “a half-grown boy or girl,†in , bis. 41.