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Gentlewoman definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GEN'TLEWOMAN, n. [gentle and woman.] A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar.
1. A woman who waits about the person of one of high rank.
2. A term of civility to a female, sometimes ironical.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 13th century 1. a. a woman of noble or gentle birth b. a woman who is an attendant upon a lady of rank 2. a woman of refined manners or good breeding ; lady

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -women) archaic a woman of good birth or breeding.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gentlewoman Gen"tle*wom`an, n.; pl. Gentlewomen. 1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. --Bacon. 2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gentlewomen) A gentlewoman is a woman of high social standing, or a woman who is cultured, educated, and well-mannered. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT

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