Definition of Bourgeoise

1. Noun. A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bourgeoise

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bourgeoise

bouquets
bourbon
bourbon cream
bourbon creams
bourbonism
bourbonisms
bourbons
bourd
bourder
bourders
bourdon
bourdons
bourds
bourg
bourgeois
bourgeoise (current term)
bourgeoises
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisies
bourgeoisified
bourgeoisifies
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisifying
bourgeoisness
bourgeon
bourgeoned
bourgeoning
bourgeons
bourgie

Literary usage of Bourgeoise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"Le Prêtre et Alison, ou La Fille à la bourgeoise,' relates the trick played by flu- parents of a girl on her priest-lover. They feigned assent to his ..."

2. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the by P. L. Jacob (1876)
"Costume of a rich bourgeoise, and of a Noble, or Person of Distinction, of the Time of Francis I.—From a Window in the Church of St. Ouen at Rouen, ..."

3. The Old Régime: Court, Salons, and Theatres by Elliot Jackson, Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1896)
"La Marquise bourgeoise. — La Grande Politesse.—The Old Regime. VERY brilliant season, both at Paris and Versailles, followed the military successes of ..."

4. The Creole Cookery Book (1885)
"GREEN PEAS A LA bourgeoise. Wash 1J pints of green peas, put them into a stewpan, with fresh butter, parsley, lettuce cut in fours, and a little sugar. ..."

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