Word familynoungentlehoodgentlenessgentlenessegentlefolkgentlemangentlewomanadverbgentlyadjectivegentle
Related topics: Sociology
gen·tle·wo·man /ˈdʒentlˌwʊmən/ noun (plural gentlewomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countableC] old use
SSCLASS IN SOCIETYa woman who belongs to a high social class 贵妇;淑女
Examples from the Corpus
gentlewoman• She is a gentlewoman born, as you know, let her always be treated as such.• But he found himself unable to say it, especially not to this so very obvious gentlewoman.