Mam'sellen.

Brit.

/mamˈzɛl/, U.S.

/mæmˈzɛl/

Forms: 1700s– Ma'amselle, 1800s Mamsell, 1800s Mamselle, 1900s– Mam'selle, 1900s– Mam'zelle, 1900s– Mamzelle. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mademoiselle.

Etymology: Representing contracted pronunciation /mamzel/ of French mademoiselle mademoiselle n. (compare pronunciations listed s.v.). Compare similar spellings in French, e.g. mamselle, mamzelle, mam'zelle (documented respectively 1825, 1886, 1900 in Trésor de la langue française at Mademoiselle).

colloquial.

= mademoiselle n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > professional teacher > governess

mistressc1330

schoolmistress1335

governoressc1422

tutrice1490

tutrix1515

gouvernante1579

tutress1599

tutoress1614

directrice1631

duenna1641

under-governess1669

governess1673

conductress1760

Mam'sellec1794

directress1801

nursery governess1814

mademoiselle1861

finishing governess1862

fräulein1883

govy1899

miss1924

c1794 Search aft. Perfect. i. i, in New Brit. Theatre (1814) III. 37 The first four out of the eleven were ma'amselles.

1819 M. Wilmot Let. 24 Oct. in More Lett. (1935) 25 Fancy the Children, Mamselle and Nurse sitting down every day at one O'Clock to a round table.

1847 J. S. Coyne How to settle Accounts with Laundress 15 What part of the fowl shall I send you, Ma'amselle?

1852 W. M. Thackeray Confessions Fitz-Boodle 22 I shall take care, mamsell, that you return to Switzerland.

1927 Baroness Orczy Sir Percy hits Back (1930) iv. 997 Mam'zelle Fleurette, why don't you box his ears?

1946 J. Marshall Presently Tomorrow 49 The time she reduced poor Mam'selle to tears by playing hide and seek with her up and down the schoolroom aisles.

1974 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xl. 253 Thank you, sir..mam'selle.

1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential ii. 24 The only time you hear about children..is when Nanny or Mamzelle the French governess wheels them out to the park for an airing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mamselle
释义	Mam'sellen. Brit. /mamˈzɛl/, U.S. /mæmˈzɛl/ Forms: 1700s– Ma'amselle, 1800s Mamsell, 1800s Mamselle, 1900s– Mam'selle, 1900s– Mam'zelle, 1900s– Mamzelle. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mademoiselle. Etymology: Representing contracted pronunciation /mamzel/ of French mademoiselle mademoiselle n. (compare pronunciations listed s.v.). Compare similar spellings in French, e.g. mamselle, mamzelle, mam'zelle (documented respectively 1825, 1886, 1900 in Trésor de la langue française at Mademoiselle). colloquial. = mademoiselle n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > professional teacher > governess mistressc1330 schoolmistress1335 governoressc1422 tutrice1490 tutrix1515 gouvernante1579 tutress1599 tutoress1614 directrice1631 duenna1641 under-governess1669 governess1673 conductress1760 Mam'sellec1794 directress1801 nursery governess1814 mademoiselle1861 finishing governess1862 fräulein1883 govy1899 miss1924 c1794 Search aft. Perfect. i. i, in New Brit. Theatre (1814) III. 37 The first four out of the eleven were ma'amselles. 1819 M. Wilmot Let. 24 Oct. in More Lett. (1935) 25 Fancy the Children, Mamselle and Nurse sitting down every day at one O'Clock to a round table. 1847 J. S. Coyne How to settle Accounts with Laundress 15 What part of the fowl shall I send you, Ma'amselle? 1852 W. M. Thackeray Confessions Fitz-Boodle 22 I shall take care, mamsell, that you return to Switzerland. 1927 Baroness Orczy Sir Percy hits Back (1930) iv. 997 Mam'zelle Fleurette, why don't you box his ears? 1946 J. Marshall Presently Tomorrow 49 The time she reduced poor Mam'selle to tears by playing hide and seek with her up and down the schoolroom aisles. 1974 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xl. 253 Thank you, sir..mam'selle. 1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential ii. 24 The only time you hear about children..is when Nanny or Mamzelle the French governess wheels them out to the park for an airing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1794
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