mesdemoiselles

noun

1. a plural of mademoiselle.

noun, plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-uh-muh–zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/, mes·de·moi·selles [mey-duh-muh–zel, meyd-mwuh–zel; French meyd-mwa–zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/.

1. (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
2. a French governess.
3. silver perch(def 1).

noun

1. the plural of mademoiselle

noun plural mesdemoiselles (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl, French medmwazɛl)

1. a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss
2. a French teacher or governess

mid-15c., “unmarried Frenchwoman,” from French mademoiselle (12c.), from a compound of ma dameisele (see damsel), literally “young mistress.”