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gentlewoman

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/

gentlewoman noun: a woman of the nobility.

Noun

gentlewoman (plural gentlewomen)

  1. (historical) A woman of the nobility.
    • Gentlewoman: Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon[…]c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (US) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
    • 'The gentlewoman from California.' Or 'the gentlewoman from Texas.' Gentlewoman?1998 December 11, “GENTLEWOMEN AND GENTLEMEN DON'T SAY 'LADY'”, in Daily Press

gentlewoman meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Thai

gentlewoman in Tamil

உயர்குல மங்கை, நற்குலப் பெண்

gentlewoman in Urdu

بانو, بیگم

gentlewoman in Thai

woman of the nobility
สุภาพสตรี sù-pâap-sà-dtrii, กุลสตรี gun-lá-sà-dtrii

Forms of gentlewoman

pluralgentlewomen

Plural of gentlewoman: gentlewomen

Origin of gentlewoman

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

Words formed from gentlewoman

Questions about gentlewoman

What does gentlewoman mean?
Gentlewoman means a woman of the nobility.
What is gentlewoman in Tamil?
Gentlewoman in Tamil is உயர்குல மங்கை, நற்குலப் பெண். See Gentlewoman meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gentlewoman?
Gentlewoman is a noun.
How do you pronounce gentlewoman?
Gentlewoman is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/.
What is the plural of gentlewoman?
The plural of gentlewoman is gentlewomen.

Words near gentlewoman in the dictionary

  1. gentlesome
  2. gentlesse
  3. gentlest
  4. gentlethem
  5. gentlethems
  6. gentlewoman
  7. gentlewomanhood
  8. gentlewomanlike
  9. gentlewomanliness
  10. gentlewomanly
  11. gentlewomen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gentlewoman (page history and authors); gentlewoman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gentlewoman (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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