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
 

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)