Associations to the word «Gentlewoman»

Wiktionary

GENTLEWOMAN, noun. (historical) A woman of the nobility.

Dictionary definition

GENTLEWOMAN, noun. A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats