Definition of Gentlewomen. Meaning of Gentlewomen. Synonyms of Gentlewomen

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Definition of Gentlewomen

Gentlewomen
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 Gentlewomen 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...
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- thought Catherine's ship would arrive at Gravesend. A number of English gentlewomen were appointed to be ready to welcome her on arrival in October 1501...
- took the post of superintendent at the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in Upper Harley Street, London, a position she held until October 1854...
- In the 1590s, snoods were made using Florentine silk ribbon for the gentlewomen at the court of Anne of Denmark by Elizabeth Gibb. The other type was...
- responsible for the well-being and decorum of maids of honour, young gentlewomen in the household of a queen regnant or queen consort. At the Tudor court...
- political theatre. Mary was involved in textile crafts, dressed her gentlewomen en-suite, organised events including costumed masques, and made and accepted...
- In British Royal Households, First Lady of the Bedchamber is the title of the highest of the ladies of the bedchamber, those holding the official position...
- women tried to take refuge in the mosque. Tatar soldiers openly raped gentlewomen and virgins in public in both the small mosques and the Great Mosque...