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English Dictionary: gentlewoman by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gentlewoman
n
  1. a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
    Synonym(s): dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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