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Synonyms for gentlewomen
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jen-tl-woo m-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tlˌwʊm ən |
Top 10 synonyms for gentlewomen Other synonyms for the word gentlewomen
- archduchess
- archduke
- aunt
- babe
- bag
- baroness
- bitch
- blue blood
- broad
- butterfly
- contessa
- count
- countess
- dame
- doll
- duchess
- duke
- emperor
- empress
- femme
- gal
- gentleman
- gentlewoman
- girlfriend
- grandmother
- lady
- little woman
- lord
- madam
- mama
- mare
- marquise
- matron
- miss
- missus
- mistress
- mrs
- Ms
- Ms./Miss/Mrs.
- niece
- noblewoman
- old bag
- old lady
- patrician
- peer
- peeress
- petticoat
- prince
- princess
- queen bee
- rib
- royalty
- silk stocking
- sister
- spouse
- squaw
- sultana
Définition of gentlewomen
Origin :- early 13c., from gentle + woman.
- As in noble : noun member of royal or important family
- As in woman : noun female human
- As in baroness : noun noblewoman
- As in lady : noun woman
- As in noblewoman : noun woman of noble birth
- As in female : noun woman
- Also, in the outer chamber, sat the Queen's gentlewomen, all on one side.
- Extract from : « Christmas: Its Origin and Associations » by William Francis Dawson
- All others, however rich or high-born, are only gentlewomen.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. » by Mrs. Thomson
- And, above all, both were gentlewomen to the innermost cores of their natures.
- Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
- And when she saw him she swooned, and her ladies and gentlewomen tended her.
- Extract from : « The Book of Romance » by Various
- We only had a dish of tea with Mrs Dolly, and I made my compliments to the other gentlewomen.
- Extract from : « The Maidens' Lodge » by Emily Sarah Holt
- Have you any guess whither your master may be gone, or the gentlewomen?
- Extract from : « All's Well » by Emily Sarah Holt
- When they appeared, I could scarcely believe that one half were gentlewomen.
- Extract from : « Journal of a Voyage to Brazil » by Maria Graham
- Her gentlewomen, like the Naiades, So many mermaids tend her.
- Extract from : « Jacob Faithful » by Captain Frederick Marryat
- There are gentlewomen aboard, and I have been singing to the lute, to them—and to her.
- Extract from : « To Have and To Hold » by Mary Johnston
- Many of them are gentlewomen born; several of them are noble.
- Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James
Antonyms for gentlewomen
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