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English
Etymology
From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle + -woman.
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Noun
gentlewoman (plural gentlewomen)
- (historical) A woman of the nobility.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Gentlewoman: Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon […]
- (US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
1998 December 11, “GENTLEWOMEN AND GENTLEMEN DON'T SAY 'LADY'”, in Daily Press:'The gentlewoman from California.' Or 'the gentlewoman from Texas.' Gentlewoman?
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