pucelle.
maiden; virgin
Meaning & usage
maiden; virgin
Elle n'est plus pucelle.
la Pucelle d'Orléans
metal regulation badge worn on the chest with insignia indicating the formation to which it belongs
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French pucelle < Old French pucele, first attested in the 10th century as pulcella, from Vulgar Latin *pūllicella, of disputed origin. Possibly a diminutive of Latin pullus (“young of animals, chick”), or pullus as a contraction of *purulus, from purus (“pure”). Alternatively from Latin puella (“girl”) through a Vulgar Latin root *puellicella.
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