'Gentlewomen' definitions:

Definition of 'Gentlewomen'

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]