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- DictionaryGen·tle·wom·an/ˈjen(t)əlˌwo͝omən/
noun
- 1. a woman of high social standing. archaic
noun
Woman of a noble family or with high social position
A gentlewoman in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous to the Latin generosus and generosa. The closely related English word "gentry" derives from the Old French genterise, gentelise, with much of the meaning of the French noblesse and the German Adel, but without the strict technical requirements of those traditions, such as quarters of nobility. Wikipedia