Definition of Gentlewoman. Meaning of Gentlewoman. Synonyms of Gentlewoman

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Definition of Gentlewoman

Gentlewoman
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.

Meaning of Gentlewoman from wikipedia

- A gentlewoman (from the Latin gentilis, belonging to a gens, and English 'woman') in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous...
- The Gentlewoman was a w****ly illustrated paper for women founded in 1890 and published in London. For its first thirty-six years its full title was The...
- Look up gentlewoman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gentlewoman is a courtesy name and social rank. Gentlewoman or variant, may also refer to: A Gentle...
- The Gentlewoman is a biannual magazine (Not to be confused with the Edwardian period magazine of the same name The Gentlewoman) which is focused on arts...
- Gentlewoman, Ruby Man is a cover album by English singer and songwriter Flo Morrissey and American musician Matthew E. White, released on 13 January 2017...
- dynasty (1485–1603), the First Lady of the Bedchamber was called Chief Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber. She had the highest rank among the Ladies of the...
- the late troubles. With divers other pleasant and serious Poems, By a Gentlewoman in those parts. Pender, Patricia (2012). Early Modern Women's Writing...
- Dido Elizabeth Belle (June 1761 – July 1804) was a British gentlewoman. She was born into slavery and illegitimate; her mother, Maria Belle, was an enslaved...
- A Gentle Woman (French: Une femme douce), also titled A Gentle Creature, is a 1969 French drama film directed by Robert Bresson. It was Bresson's first...
- The Soldier and the Gentlewoman is a 1932 novel by Welsh English-language writer Hilda Vaughan. The Soldier and the Gentlewoman re-print for the Welsh...