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

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

Example sentences :

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

male
man

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