GENTLEWOMAN. This word is unknown to the law in the United States, and is but little used. In England. it was, formerly, a good addition of the state or degree of a woman. 2 Inst. 667.

Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
 

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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

gentlewoman

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)