as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position
traditionally, noblewomen—whether they are titled or not—have served as great patronesses of the arts
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Recent Examples of noblewoman
Similarly, Toda Mariko, Blackthorne's romantic interest in the novel and subsequent adaptations, is loosely based on Hosokawa Gracia, a noblewoman who was a Christian convert.
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Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
He was betrothed and married to Katherine Manners (Mirren Mack), an English noblewoman, five years before James' death.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Toda Mariko, a noblewoman burdened with family shame, spends much of FX’s Shōgun yearning for death.
—Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader), the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded in 553… F*ck that.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
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Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
He was betrothed and married to Katherine Manners (Mirren Mack), an English noblewoman, five years before James' death.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Toda Mariko, a noblewoman burdened with family shame, spends much of FX’s Shōgun yearning for death.
—Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader), the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded in 553… F*ck that.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noblewoman
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The panel pointed out that the Secret Service, already stretched thin by the demands of a presidential campaign, was tasked with protecting two high-profile individuals that day—Trump and first lady Jill Biden, who was attending a nearby event.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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First lady Jill Biden gave Trump a handwritten letter to deliver to his wife, Melania Trump, who did not join her husband for his post-election visit to the White House.Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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The property had been left to the National Alliance by a countess and was sold to the father of Fini’s partner for 300,000 euros in 2008.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024
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Then one day, a countess checks in wearing a green parrot and promises to tell Marta seven stories.Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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Two identical women, a Chicago baker and a European duchess, swap lives just days before Christmas — and, of course, romance ensues.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The latest quarterly data compiled by polling agency YouGov shows the duchess is now 17th on the list of the most popular royal family members based on the size of her fanbase.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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Maybe Kate can get Parton to hop back across the pond to play a few songs and, as a real Southern gentlewoman, teach those rather provincial Brits how to properly serve tea.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2023
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In the north, Solomon knew, young oblates, the cherished daughters of gentlewomen, were given to the Lord out of the ranks of the nobility.Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
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“Noblewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noblewoman. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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