Gentlewoman Definition

jĕntl-wo͝omən
gentlewomen
noun
gentlewomen
A woman born into a family of high social standing; lady.
Webster's New World
A courteous, gracious woman.
Webster's New World
A woman in attendance on a lady of rank.
Webster's New World
A female member of the U.S. House of Representatives: usually a form of address.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Gentlewoman

Noun

Singular:
gentlewoman
Plural:
gentlewomen

Gentlewoman Sentence Examples

  • Returning home, he was disinherited by his father's will, for his marriage with Cornelia (Neeltje) Simons, a portionless gentlewoman.

  • Four years after her death the king privately wedded a handsome young gentlewoman, Christina Munk, by whom he had twelve children, - a connexion which was to be disastrous to Denmark.

  • She was a bride of only seventeen and was related to the royal house; yet, as his Catholic biographer put it, "by sorcery and witchcraft he did so allure that poor gentlewoman that she could not live without him."

  • I met a young gentlewoman who was never under the word till the night of our triumphant funeral.

  • This English Rose is a winsome English gentlewoman, resident in Ireland, who wins th heart of the Irish hero.

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Words Starting With

GGEGEN

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NANMAN

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Words Starting With G and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With G11 Letter Words Ending With N