gentlewoman

[ jen-tl-woo m-uh n ]

/ ˈdʒɛn tlˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural gen·tle·wom·en.

a woman of good family, breeding, or social position

a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered woman; lady.

a woman who attends upon a lady of rank.

a female member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives: The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Maine.

Origin of gentlewoman

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at gentle, woman

OTHER WORDS FROM gentlewoman

gen·tle·wom·an·ly, adjective

Words nearby gentlewoman

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Example sentences from the Web for gentlewoman

No one knows whether a gentlewoman takes boarders because she has decayed or whether she decays because she takes them.

The Joys of Being a Woman |Winifred Kirkland
Lady Euphemia is a faded, timid, gentlewoman of some five or six-and-thirty years of age, with neither money nor beauty.

That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3(of 3) |Frances Eleanor Trollope
In such a community not many miles from Buffalo there is such a gentlewoman.

The Challenge of the Country |George Walter Fiske
She was such a gentlewoman—she created an atmosphere which belonged to his home and hearth.

The Tin Soldier |Temple Bailey

A gentlewoman in the Duchess of Clarence's train had been arrested on the point of embarking to join her mistress.

The Last Of The Barons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for gentlewoman

gentlewoman

/ (ˈdʒɛntəlˌwʊmən) /

noun plural -women

archaic a woman regarded as being of good family or breeding; lady

rare a woman who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated

history a woman in personal attendance on a high-ranking lady

Derived forms of gentlewoman

gentlewomanly, adjective gentlewomanliness, noun

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gentlewoman

noun, plural gen·tle·wom·en.

Origin of gentlewoman

OTHER WORDS FROM gentlewoman

Words nearby gentlewoman

Example sentences from the Web for gentlewoman

British Dictionary definitions for gentlewoman

noun plural -women

Derived forms of gentlewoman

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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gentlewoman

noun, plural gen·tle·wom·en.

Origin of gentlewoman

OTHER WORDS FROM gentlewoman

Words nearby gentlewoman

Words related to gentlewoman

Example sentences from the Web for gentlewoman

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noun plural -women

Derived forms of gentlewoman

British Dictionary definitions for gentlewoman