gentlewoman

UK: /ˈdʒɛnt^əlˌwʊmən/ US: ( jen′tl wŏŏm′ən)

Inflections of 'gentlewoman' (n): npl: gentlewomen

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gen•tle•wom•an  ( jen′tl wŏŏm′ən), n., pl. -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. Government a female member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives:
   The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Maine.

• 1200–50; Middle English; see gentle, woman

gen′tle•wom′an•ly, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gentlewoman / ˈdʒɛnt^əlˌwʊmən/ noun ( -women)

1. a woman regarded as being of good family or breeding; lady
2. a woman in personal attendance on a high-ranking lady