Answer:

damsel

AnswerCrossword Clue
DAMSELShe's always in distress!
DAMSELShe's sometimes in distress
DAMSELShe's always in distress
DAMSELOft-distressed person
DAMSELChivalry beneficiary
DAMSELDragon's typical captive
DAMSELOne in distress?
DAMSELKnight's rescuee
DAMSELMaiden
DAMSELWoman in distress?
DAMSELDistressed gal?
DAMSELVictim of melodrama
DAMSELFeudal femme, depicted in distress
DAMSELRapunzel, e.g.
DAMSELDistressed woman?
DAMSELYoung maiden who is sometimes in distress
DAMSELLass
DAMSELGentle woman
DAMSELOne in distress, maybe
DAMSELNoble woman of old
DAMSELMelodrama heroine
DAMSELSilent-movie heroine "in distress"
DAMSELMaiden of yore
DAMSELMelodrama stock character
DAMSELMovie maiden "in distress"
DAMSELMelodrama maiden
DAMSELGirl.
DAMSELMaiden.
DAMSELFair lady.
DAMSELFair maid.
DAMSELMaid of old.
DAMSELYoung woman
DAMSELOne oft in distress
DAMSELOne often in distress
DAMSELGirl, to a poet
DAMSELMaiden, in old literature
DAMSELDistressed lass?
DAMSELDistressed one?
DAMSELRescuee, in fairy tales
DAMSELOne "in distress"