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Definition of Noblewoman
1. Noun. A woman of the peerage in Britain.
Group relationships: Baronage, Peerage
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Specialized synonyms: Baroness, Countess, Duchess, Lady-in-waiting, Marchioness, Marquise, Milady
Generic synonyms: Female Aristocrat
Specialized synonyms: Borgia, Duchess Of Ferrara, Lucrezia Borgia, Godiva, Lady Godiva, Amy Lyon, Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton
Antonyms: Lord, Nobleman
Definition of Noblewoman
1. n. A female of noble rank; a peeress.
Definition of Noblewoman
1. Noun. A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Noblewoman
1. [n -WOMEN]
Medical Definition of Noblewoman
1. A female of noble rank; a peeress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noblewoman
Literary usage of Noblewoman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Statutes at Large from the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh by Great Britain (1763)
"... of any nobleman or noblewoman (then being above the age of eighteen years ;) (2)
and if any fuch nobleman or noblewoman (other than women married) ..."
2. A Selection of Cases from the State Trials ...: Trials for Treason (1327 by John William Willis Bund (1879)
"... said oaths before mentioned of any nobleman or noblewoman then being above
the age of eighteen years and if such nobleman or noblewoman other than women ..."
3. Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and by Great Britain Public Record Office, Archivio vaticano, Irish Manuscripts Commission (1902)
"... nobleman, and Eleanor his wife, noblewoman, of the diocese of Worcester. Ibid.
... nobleman, and Joan hU wife, damsel, noblewoman, of the same diocese. ..."
4. Exposition and Illustration in Teaching by John Adams (1910)
"The proverb may be represented in purely mathematical form: — sow's ear : silk
purse :: kitchenmaid : noblewoman. The implication is that the relation ..."
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