gentlewoman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A woman of the nobility.
A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.

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gentlewoman gentlewomen

From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle + -woman.

gentleman gentlelady

gentlewomanhood gentlewomanlike gentlewomanly

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