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Definition of Gentlewomen
1. gentlewoman [n] - See also: gentlewoman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentlewomen
Literary usage of Gentlewomen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"L To the right courteous gentlewomen, bothe of Englande and Irelande, ...
gentlewomen,—I am sure there are many (but especially of suche as beste knowe me) ..."
2. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"To the right courteous gentlewomen, bothe of Englande and Irelande, ...
gentlewomen,—I am sure there are many (but especially of suche as beste knowe me) ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"A TRUE COPY arm PETITION OF THE gentlewomen, urn TRADESMEN'S WIVES, ... The humble
petition of the gentlewomen, tradesmen's wives, and many others of the ..."
4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1768)
"... of twa young gentlewomen, ... gentlewomen, who, like the Roman orators, who
harangued from the ..."
5. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1883)
"... of our English gentlewomen. ... To the gentlewomen of Englande, Arguments of
this worke, the Author hereof giueth this present ..."
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