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Old French
Etymology
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.
Noun
pucele oblique singular, f (oblique plural puceles, nominative singular pucele, nominative plural puceles)
- a young, unmarried woman
12th or 13th century, Marie de France, Lanval:Le chevaler avant ala, e la pucele l'apela- The knight went onwards, and the young girl called to him
- (by extension) a virgin
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