An archaic or obsolete term for a girl or young woman, particularly in historical or medieval texts.
From Old French 'garce,' possibly from Germanic roots related to youth or service. Used in Middle English but largely obsolete by modern times.
The word 'garce' appears in medieval literature to describe young servant girls or maids, and its disappearance from English shows how vocabulary changes—we simply found other words like 'girl' and 'maiden' that worked better!
From Old French 'garce' (girl/young woman); used historically with diminishing or servant connotations applied to women, not men.
Modern usage as surname only; avoid applying to describe women colloquially.
["woman","person"]
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