'Gentlewoman' definitions:
Definition of 'gentlewoman'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Gentlewoman'
From: GCIDE
- Gentlewoman \Gen"tle*wom`an\, n.; pl. Gentlewomen. [1913 Webster]
- 1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gentlewoman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abigail,
- amah,
- archduchess,
- au pair girl,
- ayah,
- baroness,
- betweenmaid,
- biddy,
- chambermaid,
- chaperon,
- companion,
- cook,
- countess,
- dame,
- daughter of Eve,
- distaff,
- domina,
- donna,
- dowager,
- duchess,
- duenna,
- Eve,
- femme,
- femme de chambre,
- fille de chambre,
- Frau,
- frow,
- girl,
- grand duchess,
- handmaid,
- handmaiden,
- hired girl,
- housemaid,
- khanum,
- kitchenmaid,
- lady,
- lady-help,
- lady-in-waiting,
- lass,
- live-in maid,
- live-out maid,
- maid,
- maidservant,
- marchioness,
- margravine,
- matron,
- milady,
- noblewoman,
- nursemaid,
- parlormaid,
- peeress,
- scullery maid,
- servant girl,
- servitress,
- soubrette,
- squaw,
- tweeny,
- upstairs maid,
- viscountess,
- vrouw,
- wahine,
- waiting maid,
- weaker vessel,
- wench,
- woman