gentlewomann.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛntlˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural gentlewomen;

Forms: see gentle adj., n., and adv. and woman n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: gentle adj., woman n.

Etymology: < gentle adj. + woman n., after Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gentil femme (late 12th cent.). Compare gentleman n.

a. A woman belonging to a family of gentle rank; spec. a woman belonging to a family of the lowest rank of the English peerage. Also more generally: a woman belonging to a high social rank, without specific reference to that rank. Now chiefly historical.figurative in quot. 1649.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > noblewoman

queenOE

gentlewomanc1225

noblewoman?c1225

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

gentlewomanc1225

country gentlewoman1592

gentledame1647

gentlelady1846

c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) l. 100 Biset on vuele as gentile wummon meast alle nu on worlde.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. lxxv. 769 Adamantes, margarites..þerynne brenneþ þe couetyse of gentille wommen.

1429 in H. M. Flasdieck Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1926) 75 (MED) Þe said Richart shall gyffen to þe fore said William and to Jahn, his doughtre, hir chambre, as a gentlewoman aught for to haue.

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 233 (MED) He had weddid to wyf a yonge gentilwoman.

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 67 Heere Gentlewomen you may see, how iustly men seeke to entrap you.

1649 W. Davenant Love & Honour v. 34/1 What thinke you of the stars now Caladine? Doe these small twinkling Gentlewomen Looke to their business well?

1784 Disc. Educ. Children & Youth xi, in Watts's Improvem. Mind: 2nd Pt. (rev. ed.) 225 The good old gentlewoman trained them up precisely in the forms in which she herself was educated.

1890 W. Besant Demoniac iv. 45 You are not fit to associate with gentlemen or to marry a gentlewoman!

1939 Times 6 Nov. 3/5 Gentlewoman, good family, desires post as Companion-Chauffeuse to lady or Secretary-Receptionist to professional man.

1990 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 21 July She was born a gentlewoman.

†b. Appended to the name of a woman, as an indication of her social rank. Cf. gentleman n. 1c. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1468 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 164 Per Elizabetham Murton de eadem, gentil woman.

1584 (title) A handfull of holesome (though homelie) hearbs... Collected..by Anne Wheathill, Gentlewoman.

1797 Philadelphia Directory 14 Adgate Mrs. gentlewoman, 63, north seventh street.

1834 Hist., Topogr., & Directory of Nottingham 133/1 Sanders Miss H. gentlewoman.

c. A woman, typically of noble or gentle birth, who attends upon a queen, princess, or noblewoman. Now historical.See also waiting-gentlewoman at waiting adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lord-in-waiting > lady-in-waiting or maid of honour

maiden of honoura1450

gentlewomana1470

lady of presence1530

maid of honourc1595

lady of honour1631

lady-in-waiting1703

duenna1761

dame d'honneur1805

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1251 She sowned thryse, that all ladyes and jantyllwomen had worke inowghe to hold the quene frome the erthe.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Nahum ii. 7 The quene hir self shal be led awaye captyue, and her gentilwomen shall mourne.

1673 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility (ed. 2) v. 31 In visiting a Lady..it is not enough to salute her, but her Gentlewoman also, if she be then present.

1738 tr. S. Guazzo Art of Conversat. 54 She began to tell the slippery Pranks of the Dutchess's Gentlewomen.

1854 M. Oliphant Magdalen Hepburn II. 9 Himself and Mistress Isobel, her gentlewoman, were to accompany the lady.

1969 Mod. Philol. 67 151/1 To entertain the princess and her gentlewomen, the king commands the presentation of ‘some delightful ostentation’.

2003 D. Loades Elizabeth I iii. 41 For the time being she was simply one of Elizabeth's gentlewomen.

2. Used as a polite form of address to a woman, esp. (in early use) to one of elevated or higher social standing; = lady n. 4a. Now archaic (rare after 17th cent.).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank

my ladyOE

ladyOE

damea1225

ladyshipa1393

madam1543

ladydom?1553

gentlewoman1566

young ladyship1702

milady1778

Sitt1838

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xliv. f. 208^v What are you good gentlewoman, that dare so hardely prescribe lawes to Loue that is not subiecte or tied vnto the fantasie of men?

1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 159 Let me now reflect vpon you, Gentlewomen, whose generous birth should bee adorned with v[i]rtuous worth.

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar iv. i. 51 And why did you shriek out, Gentlewoman?

1851 G. Borrow Lavengro III. iii. 43 What do you mean, young gentlewoman?

2009 A. Parker Leaden Skies xvi. 95 Exactly, my dear gentlewoman.

†3. More generally: (a respectful term of reference for) a woman. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Obsolete.In early use sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 1a.figurative in quot. a1715.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun]

wifeeOE

womaneOE

womanOE

queanOE

brideOE

viragoc1000

to wifeOE

burdc1225

ladyc1225

carlinec1375

stotc1386

marec1387

pigsneyc1390

fellowa1393

piecec1400

femalea1425

goddessa1450

fairc1450

womankindc1450

fellowessa1500

femininea1513

tega1529

sister?1532

minikinc1540

wyec1540

placket1547

pig's eye1553

hen?1555

ware1558

pussy?a1560

jade1560

feme1566

gentlewoman1567

mort1567

pinnacea1568

jug1569

rowen1575

tarleather1575

mumps1576

skirt1578

piga1586

rib?1590

puppy1592

smock1592

maness1594

sloy1596

Madonna1602

moll1604

periwinkle1604

Partlet1607

rib of man1609

womanship?1609

modicum1611

Gypsy1612

petticoata1616

runniona1616

birda1627

lucky1629

she-man1640

her1646

lost rib1647

uptails1671

cow1696

tittup1696

cummer17..

wife1702

she-woman1703

person1704

molly1706

fusby1707

goody1708

riding hood1718

birdie1720

faggot1722

piece of goods1727

woman body1771

she-male1776

biddy1785

bitch1785

covess1789

gin1790

pintail1792

buer1807

femme1814

bibi1816

Judy1819

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

wifie1823

craft1829

shickster?1834

heifer1835

mot1837

tit1837

Sitt1838

strap1842

hay-bag1851

bint1855

popsy1855

tart1864

woman's woman1868

to deliver the goods1870

chapess1871

Dona1874

girl1878

ladykind1878

mivvy1881

dudess1883

dudette1883

dudine1883

tid1888

totty1890

tootsy1895

floozy1899

dame1902

jane1906

Tom1906

frail1908

bit of stuff1909

quim1909

babe1911

broad1914

muff1914

manhole1916

number1919

rossie1922

bit1923

man's woman1928

scupper1935

split1935

rye mort1936

totsy1938

leg1939

skinny1941

Richard1950

potato1957

scow1960

wimmin1975

womyn1975

womxn1991

1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 83^v (heading) To an olde Gentlewoman, that painted hir face.

a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster Any Thing for Quiet Life (1662) iii. sig. E2 Wee'l further enquire of this Gentlewoman.

a1715 in N. Amhurst Terræ Fil. (1726) xv. 73 ‘Our holy mother [the church] was not permitted to take counsel for herself’. Poor old gentlewoman! What a sad thing that was!

1830 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 353/1 This gentlewoman was simplicity itself.

4. A woman having the characteristics traditionally associated with high social status; a refined, well-mannered, or courteous woman. Cf. gentleman n. 2a, lady n. 5b.Frequently with modifier, as in perfect gentlewoman, true gentlewoman, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun] > person of refined taste > woman

gentlewoman1628

lady1832

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness > person

gentlemana1275

gentlewoman1628

honnête homme1666

gentilhomme1749

1628 J. Taylor Wit & Mirth sig. D3 All is not gold (they say) that glisters bright Snow is not suger, though it look as white: And tis approued to be true and common, That euery Lady's not a Gentlewoman.

1822 A. A. Opie Madeline (1827) 12 That forbearance and consideration for the feelings of others which constitute the real gentlewoman.

1899 T. B. Kilpatrick Christian Char. ii. i. 166 Artisans and farm-labourers, shop-girls, and factory hands, may be as true gentlemen, and gentlewomen, as any who adorn the highest ranks of society.

1990 M. R. Thon Meteors in August ii. 76 Minnie Hathaway was a perfect gentlewoman, so proper and elegant you almost forgot she lived at the rooming house.

2019 L. Jeffs How to be Gentlewoman 18 Today's gentlewoman is a woman of character. She has a strength born of experience and a charm that lights up a room.

5. gentlewoman's gentlewoman: a lady's maid. Cf. gentleman's gentleman. rare.

ΚΠ

1770 S. Foote Lame Lover ii. 49 For tho' I am..but a commoner, no..gentlewoman's gentlewoman, has a..prettier set of acquaintance.

1835 J. R. Planché Court Beauties ii. 6 Hadst thou as many brains as, buttered, would feed a blackbird, thou wouldst ha' known better how to serve a gentlewoman's gentlewoman!

1999 Arthuriana 9 15 Although the narrative later discloses that she is the daughter of a king, she is first introduced as a gentlewoman's gentlewoman.

6. U.S. With the. Used to address or refer to a female (fellow) member of the House of Representatives. Cf. gentlelady n. 2, gentleman n. 4c.Usually more fully as the gentlewoman from —— (with the state represented by the member specified).In quot. 1916 with reference to potential modes of addressing Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in U.S.A. > lower house > member of

representative1809

gentlewoman1926

1916 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 29 Oct. 30/3 Present members of Congress are trying to decide..what they are going to call Jeannette [Rankin] if she comes to Washington as a ‘fellow’ member next March... Will Speaker Clark recognize the gentlewoman from Montana, or the lady from Montana?]

1926 Congress. Rec. 10 Feb. 3717/2 While I was addressing the committee, Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, the gentlewoman from California, was presiding as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

1959 Training Postmasters: Hearing before Comm. Post Office & Civil Service (U.S. Senate, 86th Congr., 1st Sess.) 8 Will the gentlewoman yield?

2009 Congress. Rec. 14 Dec. 31720/3 Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Florida..is recognized for 5 minutes.

Compounds

With nouns referring to a person's employment, profession, pursuits, etc., with the sense ‘that is both a gentlewoman and a ——’, as in gentlewoman farmer gentlewoman-heir, gentlewoman-widow. Now chiefly historical.Usually with the implication that the woman concerned is of a higher social class than might ordinarily be the case for a particular occupation or pursuit.

ΚΠ

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 190 A gentil wymman wodewe zente to þe uore yzede Ion uif hondred pond of gold.

1564 H. Myddelmore (title) Translation of a letter written by a Frenche gentilwoman to an other gentilwoman straunger.

1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew iv. ii. sig. M2 We must finde a young Gentlewoman-Heire among you.

1711 W. Nicolson London Diaries 27 Feb. (1985) 551 Young A. Toppin Book-Keeper to a Gentlewoman-Salter in mourning for his Mistress.

1865 C. H. Spence Mr. Hogarth's Will I. ii. 43 A gentlewoman-farmer, and a thriving one.

1921 Dogdom Mar. 23/1 It is known that Mrs. Harby is a gentlewoman-farmer.

2000 Times 19 Dec. (Times 2 section) 12/4 Nemonno, a hayseed halfwit, has the hots for Adina, local belle and gentlewoman farmer.

Derivatives

ˈgentlewomanhood n. now rare the position or character of a gentlewoman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness

gentlerya1275

gentlemanship1541

gentlemanry1550

gentlemanliness1565

gentleshipa1568

gentlemanhood1767

gentlewomanliness1808

gentlewomanhood1853

1853 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (new ed.) xlviii. 398 What a high and noble appreciation of Gentlewomanhood [1848 Gentlemanhood].

1887 Mrs. C. Reade Maid o' Mill II. xxxiii. 185 Her chastity, her Christian gentlewomanhood.

1976 Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) 17 Mar. (City Final ed.) 4 a/2 Liz Taylor has taken the first step toward country gentlewomanhood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentlewoman
释义	gentlewomann. Brit. /ˈdʒɛntlˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural gentlewomen; Forms: see gentle adj., n., and adv. and woman n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: gentle adj., woman n. Etymology: < gentle adj. + woman n., after Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gentil femme (late 12th cent.). Compare gentleman n. 1. a. A woman belonging to a family of gentle rank; spec. a woman belonging to a family of the lowest rank of the English peerage. Also more generally: a woman belonging to a high social rank, without specific reference to that rank. Now chiefly historical.figurative in quot. 1649. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > noblewoman queenOE gentlewomanc1225 noblewoman?c1225 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlewoman gentlewomanc1225 country gentlewoman1592 gentledame1647 gentlelady1846 c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) l. 100 Biset on vuele as gentile wummon meast alle nu on worlde. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. lxxv. 769 Adamantes, margarites..þerynne brenneþ þe couetyse of gentille wommen. 1429 in H. M. Flasdieck Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1926) 75 (MED) Þe said Richart shall gyffen to þe fore said William and to Jahn, his doughtre, hir chambre, as a gentlewoman aught for to haue. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 233 (MED) He had weddid to wyf a yonge gentilwoman. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 67 Heere Gentlewomen you may see, how iustly men seeke to entrap you. 1649 W. Davenant Love & Honour v. 34/1 What thinke you of the stars now Caladine? Doe these small twinkling Gentlewomen Looke to their business well? 1784 Disc. Educ. Children & Youth xi, in Watts's Improvem. Mind: 2nd Pt. (rev. ed.) 225 The good old gentlewoman trained them up precisely in the forms in which she herself was educated. 1890 W. Besant Demoniac iv. 45 You are not fit to associate with gentlemen or to marry a gentlewoman! 1939 Times 6 Nov. 3/5 Gentlewoman, good family, desires post as Companion-Chauffeuse to lady or Secretary-Receptionist to professional man. 1990 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 21 July She was born a gentlewoman. †b. Appended to the name of a woman, as an indication of her social rank. Cf. gentleman n. 1c. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1468 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 164 Per Elizabetham Murton de eadem, gentil woman. 1584 (title) A handfull of holesome (though homelie) hearbs... Collected..by Anne Wheathill, Gentlewoman. 1797 Philadelphia Directory 14 Adgate Mrs. gentlewoman, 63, north seventh street. 1834 Hist., Topogr., & Directory of Nottingham 133/1 Sanders Miss H. gentlewoman. c. A woman, typically of noble or gentle birth, who attends upon a queen, princess, or noblewoman. Now historical.See also waiting-gentlewoman at waiting adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lord-in-waiting > lady-in-waiting or maid of honour maiden of honoura1450 gentlewomana1470 lady of presence1530 maid of honourc1595 lady of honour1631 lady-in-waiting1703 duenna1761 dame d'honneur1805 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1251 She sowned thryse, that all ladyes and jantyllwomen had worke inowghe to hold the quene frome the erthe. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Nahum ii. 7 The quene hir self shal be led awaye captyue, and her gentilwomen shall mourne. 1673 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility (ed. 2) v. 31 In visiting a Lady..it is not enough to salute her, but her Gentlewoman also, if she be then present. 1738 tr. S. Guazzo Art of Conversat. 54 She began to tell the slippery Pranks of the Dutchess's Gentlewomen. 1854 M. Oliphant Magdalen Hepburn II. 9 Himself and Mistress Isobel, her gentlewoman, were to accompany the lady. 1969 Mod. Philol. 67 151/1 To entertain the princess and her gentlewomen, the king commands the presentation of ‘some delightful ostentation’. 2003 D. Loades Elizabeth I iii. 41 For the time being she was simply one of Elizabeth's gentlewomen. 2. Used as a polite form of address to a woman, esp. (in early use) to one of elevated or higher social standing; = lady n. 4a. Now archaic (rare after 17th cent.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank my ladyOE ladyOE damea1225 ladyshipa1393 madam1543 ladydom?1553 gentlewoman1566 young ladyship1702 milady1778 Sitt1838 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xliv. f. 208^v What are you good gentlewoman, that dare so hardely prescribe lawes to Loue that is not subiecte or tied vnto the fantasie of men? 1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 159 Let me now reflect vpon you, Gentlewomen, whose generous birth should bee adorned with v[i]rtuous worth. 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar iv. i. 51 And why did you shriek out, Gentlewoman? 1851 G. Borrow Lavengro III. iii. 43 What do you mean, young gentlewoman? 2009 A. Parker Leaden Skies xvi. 95 Exactly, my dear gentlewoman. †3. More generally: (a respectful term of reference for) a woman. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Obsolete.In early use sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 1a.figurative in quot. a1715. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] wifeeOE womaneOE womanOE queanOE brideOE viragoc1000 to wifeOE burdc1225 ladyc1225 carlinec1375 stotc1386 marec1387 pigsneyc1390 fellowa1393 piecec1400 femalea1425 goddessa1450 fairc1450 womankindc1450 fellowessa1500 femininea1513 tega1529 sister?1532 minikinc1540 wyec1540 placket1547 pig's eye1553 hen?1555 ware1558 pussy?a1560 jade1560 feme1566 gentlewoman1567 mort1567 pinnacea1568 jug1569 rowen1575 tarleather1575 mumps1576 skirt1578 piga1586 rib?1590 puppy1592 smock1592 maness1594 sloy1596 Madonna1602 moll1604 periwinkle1604 Partlet1607 rib of man1609 womanship?1609 modicum1611 Gypsy1612 petticoata1616 runniona1616 birda1627 lucky1629 she-man1640 her1646 lost rib1647 uptails1671 cow1696 tittup1696 cummer17.. wife1702 she-woman1703 person1704 molly1706 fusby1707 goody1708 riding hood1718 birdie1720 faggot1722 piece of goods1727 woman body1771 she-male1776 biddy1785 bitch1785 covess1789 gin1790 pintail1792 buer1807 femme1814 bibi1816 Judy1819 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 wifie1823 craft1829 shickster?1834 heifer1835 mot1837 tit1837 Sitt1838 strap1842 hay-bag1851 bint1855 popsy1855 tart1864 woman's woman1868 to deliver the goods1870 chapess1871 Dona1874 girl1878 ladykind1878 mivvy1881 dudess1883 dudette1883 dudine1883 tid1888 totty1890 tootsy1895 floozy1899 dame1902 jane1906 Tom1906 frail1908 bit of stuff1909 quim1909 babe1911 broad1914 muff1914 manhole1916 number1919 rossie1922 bit1923 man's woman1928 scupper1935 split1935 rye mort1936 totsy1938 leg1939 skinny1941 Richard1950 potato1957 scow1960 wimmin1975 womyn1975 womxn1991 1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 83^v (heading) To an olde Gentlewoman, that painted hir face. a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster Any Thing for Quiet Life (1662) iii. sig. E2 Wee'l further enquire of this Gentlewoman. a1715 in N. Amhurst Terræ Fil. (1726) xv. 73 ‘Our holy mother [the church] was not permitted to take counsel for herself’. Poor old gentlewoman! What a sad thing that was! 1830 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 353/1 This gentlewoman was simplicity itself. 4. A woman having the characteristics traditionally associated with high social status; a refined, well-mannered, or courteous woman. Cf. gentleman n. 2a, lady n. 5b.Frequently with modifier, as in perfect gentlewoman, true gentlewoman, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun] > person of refined taste > woman gentlewoman1628 lady1832 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness > person gentlemana1275 gentlewoman1628 honnête homme1666 gentilhomme1749 1628 J. Taylor Wit & Mirth sig. D3 All is not gold (they say) that glisters bright Snow is not suger, though it look as white: And tis approued to be true and common, That euery Lady's not a Gentlewoman. 1822 A. A. Opie Madeline (1827) 12 That forbearance and consideration for the feelings of others which constitute the real gentlewoman. 1899 T. B. Kilpatrick Christian Char. ii. i. 166 Artisans and farm-labourers, shop-girls, and factory hands, may be as true gentlemen, and gentlewomen, as any who adorn the highest ranks of society. 1990 M. R. Thon Meteors in August ii. 76 Minnie Hathaway was a perfect gentlewoman, so proper and elegant you almost forgot she lived at the rooming house. 2019 L. Jeffs How to be Gentlewoman 18 Today's gentlewoman is a woman of character. She has a strength born of experience and a charm that lights up a room. 5. gentlewoman's gentlewoman: a lady's maid. Cf. gentleman's gentleman. rare. ΚΠ 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover ii. 49 For tho' I am..but a commoner, no..gentlewoman's gentlewoman, has a..prettier set of acquaintance. 1835 J. R. Planché Court Beauties ii. 6 Hadst thou as many brains as, buttered, would feed a blackbird, thou wouldst ha' known better how to serve a gentlewoman's gentlewoman! 1999 Arthuriana 9 15 Although the narrative later discloses that she is the daughter of a king, she is first introduced as a gentlewoman's gentlewoman. 6. U.S. With the. Used to address or refer to a female (fellow) member of the House of Representatives. Cf. gentlelady n. 2, gentleman n. 4c.Usually more fully as the gentlewoman from —— (with the state represented by the member specified).In quot. 1916 with reference to potential modes of addressing Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in U.S.A. > lower house > member of representative1809 gentlewoman1926 1916 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 29 Oct. 30/3 Present members of Congress are trying to decide..what they are going to call Jeannette [Rankin] if she comes to Washington as a ‘fellow’ member next March... Will Speaker Clark recognize the gentlewoman from Montana, or the lady from Montana?] 1926 Congress. Rec. 10 Feb. 3717/2 While I was addressing the committee, Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, the gentlewoman from California, was presiding as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 1959 Training Postmasters: Hearing before Comm. Post Office & Civil Service (U.S. Senate, 86th Congr., 1st Sess.) 8 Will the gentlewoman yield? 2009 Congress. Rec. 14 Dec. 31720/3 Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Florida..is recognized for 5 minutes. Compounds With nouns referring to a person's employment, profession, pursuits, etc., with the sense ‘that is both a gentlewoman and a ——’, as in gentlewoman farmer gentlewoman-heir, gentlewoman-widow. Now chiefly historical.Usually with the implication that the woman concerned is of a higher social class than might ordinarily be the case for a particular occupation or pursuit. ΚΠ 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 190 A gentil wymman wodewe zente to þe uore yzede Ion uif hondred pond of gold. 1564 H. Myddelmore (title) Translation of a letter written by a Frenche gentilwoman to an other gentilwoman straunger. 1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew iv. ii. sig. M2 We must finde a young Gentlewoman-Heire among you. 1711 W. Nicolson London Diaries 27 Feb. (1985) 551 Young A. Toppin Book-Keeper to a Gentlewoman-Salter in mourning for his Mistress. 1865 C. H. Spence Mr. Hogarth's Will I. ii. 43 A gentlewoman-farmer, and a thriving one. 1921 Dogdom Mar. 23/1 It is known that Mrs. Harby is a gentlewoman-farmer. 2000 Times 19 Dec. (Times 2 section) 12/4 Nemonno, a hayseed halfwit, has the hots for Adina, local belle and gentlewoman farmer. Derivatives ˈgentlewomanhood n. now rare the position or character of a gentlewoman. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness gentlerya1275 gentlemanship1541 gentlemanry1550 gentlemanliness1565 gentleshipa1568 gentlemanhood1767 gentlewomanliness1808 gentlewomanhood1853 1853 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (new ed.) xlviii. 398 What a high and noble appreciation of Gentlewomanhood [1848 Gentlemanhood]. 1887 Mrs. C. Reade Maid o' Mill II. xxxiii. 185 Her chastity, her Christian gentlewomanhood. 1976 Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) 17 Mar. (City Final ed.) 4 a/2 Liz Taylor has taken the first step toward country gentlewomanhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1225
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