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gen⋅tle⋅wom⋅an

  [jen-tl-woom-uhn]
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–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a woman of good family, breeding, or social position
2. a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered woman; lady.
3. a woman who attends upon a lady of rank.
4. a female member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives: The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Maine.
Origin:
1200–50; ME; see gentle, woman

Related forms:
gen⋅tle⋅wom⋅an⋅ly, adjective
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gen·tle·wom·an   (jěn'tl-wŏŏm'ən)   
n.  
  1. A woman of gentle or noble birth or superior social position.
  2. A well-mannered and considerate woman with high standards of proper behavior.
  3. A woman acting as a personal attendant to a lady of rank.
gen'tle·wom'an·ly adj.
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Gentlewoman

Gen"tle*wom`an\, n.; pl. Gentlewomen. 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's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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