Answer:

damosel

Answer	Crossword Clue
DAMOSEL	She was often in ancient distress
DAMOSEL	Old-time maiden.
DAMOSEL	Maiden: Poet.

DAMOSEL	Elizabethan maiden.
DAMOSEL	Old-fashioned girl.
DAMOSEL	Pre-Victorian maiden.
DAMOSEL	Maiden.
DAMOSEL	Young lady, old style
DAMOSEL	Young woman, in poesy