country gentlewomann.

Brit.

/ˌkʌntrɪ ˈdʒɛntlˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˌkəntri ˈdʒɛn(t)lˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural country gentlewomen.

Forms: see country n. and adj. and gentlewoman n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., gentlewoman n.

Etymology: < country n. + gentlewoman n. Compare earlier countrywoman n., and also earlier country gentleman n.

A gentlewoman who lives in the country. Cf. country gentleman n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlewoman

gentlewomanc1225

country gentlewoman1592

gentledame1647

gentlelady1846

1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. C2^v I sawe a braue Countrey Gentlewoman comming along from saint Bartlemewes in a satten Gowne.

a1669 J. Howard Eng. Mounsieur (1674) iv. ii. 125 I warrant 'tis some mimping Country Gentlewoman.

1738 Daily Post 25 July 1/2 Two young Country Gentlewomen taking the Diversions of the Place, as they walk'd along were whispering to each other their Complants.

1847 C. G. F. Gore Castles in Air III. vii. 195 The doorway was blocked up by a roomy country gentlewoman, trying to get up a flirtation for a son nearly as lanky as myself.

1903 Boston Daily Globe 5 Apr. 2/8 Mrs Neve lived the simple life of a country gentlewoman.

1973 J. Nardin Those elegant Decorums vi. 96 He expects them to appear, and to be, fixed and stable characters satisfied with the limited amusements and duties of a respectable country gentlewoman.

2013 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 5 June 14 This is a life few would have chosen. Had she had that choice, she well might have opted for the life of a country gentlewoman, a life of horses and headscarves.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	country gentlewoman
释义	country gentlewomann. Brit. /ˌkʌntrɪ ˈdʒɛntlˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˌkəntri ˈdʒɛn(t)lˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural country gentlewomen. Forms: see country n. and adj. and gentlewoman n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., gentlewoman n. Etymology: < country n. + gentlewoman n. Compare earlier countrywoman n., and also earlier country gentleman n. A gentlewoman who lives in the country. Cf. country gentleman n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlewoman gentlewomanc1225 country gentlewoman1592 gentledame1647 gentlelady1846 1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. C2^v I sawe a braue Countrey Gentlewoman comming along from saint Bartlemewes in a satten Gowne. a1669 J. Howard Eng. Mounsieur (1674) iv. ii. 125 I warrant 'tis some mimping Country Gentlewoman. 1738 Daily Post 25 July 1/2 Two young Country Gentlewomen taking the Diversions of the Place, as they walk'd along were whispering to each other their Complants. 1847 C. G. F. Gore Castles in Air III. vii. 195 The doorway was blocked up by a roomy country gentlewoman, trying to get up a flirtation for a son nearly as lanky as myself. 1903 Boston Daily Globe 5 Apr. 2/8 Mrs Neve lived the simple life of a country gentlewoman. 1973 J. Nardin Those elegant Decorums vi. 96 He expects them to appear, and to be, fixed and stable characters satisfied with the limited amusements and duties of a respectable country gentlewoman. 2013 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 5 June 14 This is a life few would have chosen. Had she had that choice, she well might have opted for the life of a country gentlewoman, a life of horses and headscarves. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1592
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