gentlewoman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman of refinement
    madam; ma'am; lady; dame.
    • a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady

WordNet

Gen"tle*wom`an noun
Wordforms
plural Gentlewomen
Definitions
  1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. Bacon.
  2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. Shak.

Webster 1913