noun
- A sweetheart or beloved woman; a term of endearment.
Usage: archaic; literary; chiefly historical or poetic use
Examples
- In the old ballad, the knight pledged his devotion to his fair dowsabel.
- He wrote love letters to his dowsabel, comparing her beauty to the stars.
- The troubadour sang of his dowsabel with great passion and longing.
- She was his dowsabel, the one he cherished above all others.