Dictionary

noblewoman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English noble Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English noblewoman From noble + -woman.

Meanings

1. A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
   • The King [...] sit at the head of the royal table with his elder warriors and advisers, noblemen and noblewomen. 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 377:

Forms

Translations (48)

egy Sps-s-t-B1 (a woman of noble rank) · yi אַדלפֿרוי (a woman of noble rank) · ru дворя́нка (a woman of noble rank) · sh plȅmkinja (a woman of noble rank) · nb adelsfrue (a woman of noble rank) · tr soylu kadın (a woman of noble rank) · ko 귀부인 (a woman of noble rank) · sv adelskvinna (a woman of noble rank) · sq fisnike (a woman of noble rank) · nb adelskvinne (a woman of noble rank) · nn adelsfrue (a woman of noble rank) · da adelsfrue (a woman of noble rank) · uk дворя́нка (a woman of noble rank) · sl plemkinja (a woman of noble rank) · pt nobre (a woman of noble rank) · gl dama (a woman of noble rank) · sh пле̏мкиња (a woman of noble rank) · de Edelfrau (a woman of noble rank) · cs šlechtična (a woman of noble rank) · sk šľachtičná (a woman of noble rank) · ga bean uasal (a woman of noble rank) · pl szlachcianka (a woman of noble rank) · ru шляхтя́нка (a woman of noble rank) · gd bean-uasal (a woman of noble rank) · de Adelige (a woman of noble rank) · fr noble (a woman of noble rank) · bg благоро́дница (a woman of noble rank) · uk шляхтя́нка (a woman of noble rank) · nn adelsdame (a woman of noble rank) · da adelskvinde (a woman of noble rank) · sv adelsfru (a woman of noble rank) · ja 貴婦人 (a woman of noble rank) · be двара́нка (a woman of noble rank) · sv adelsdam (a woman of noble rank) · nn adelskvinne (a woman of noble rank) · bg благоро́дничка (a woman of noble rank) · tr asilzade (a woman of noble rank) · de Adlige (a woman of noble rank) · da adelsdame (a woman of noble rank) · cmn 貴婦人 /贵妇人 (a woman of noble rank) · mk благоро́дница f дво́рјанка (a woman of noble rank) · be шляхця́нка (a woman of noble rank) · tr soylu (a woman of noble rank) · mk благоро́дничка (a woman of noble rank) · nb adelsdame (a woman of noble rank) · fi aatelisnainen (a woman of noble rank) · gl dona (a woman of noble rank) · pt dama (a woman of noble rank)