gentlewoman

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gen·tle·wo·man /ˈdʒentlˌwʊmən/ noun (plural gentlewomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countable] old use  SSCLASS IN SOCIETYa woman who belongs to a high social class 贵妇；淑女

Examples from the Corpus

gentlewoman• She is a gentlewoman born, as you know, let her always be treated as such.• But he found himself unable to say it, especially not to this so very obvious gentlewoman.

gen·tle·wo·man nounChineseSyllable  

class Corpus a to woman who belongs a high social

gentlewoman
gen‧tle‧wo‧man /ˈdʒentlˌwʊmən/ noun (plural gentlewomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countable] old use
a woman who belongs to a high social class

gentle·womanBrE /ˈdʒentlwʊmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒentlwʊmən/ 🔊 noun (

plural

gentle·women BrE /ˈdʒentlwɪmɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒentlwɪmɪn/ 🔊 ) (old use) a woman who belongs to a high social class; a woman who is well educated and has excellent manners 贵妇人；有教养的妇女；淑女(NAmE) used to address or refer to a female member of a legislature, for example the House of Representatives （对立法机构女议员的称呼）女士，夫人