bourgeoise

[ boo r-zhwahz, boo r-zhwahz; French boor-zhwaz ]

/ ˈbʊər ʒwɑz, bʊərˈʒwɑz; French burˈʒwaz /

a female member of the bourgeoisie.

Nearby words

1755–65; < French; feminine of bourgeois¹

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"A bourgeoise also," I replied for him, anxious to turn the tide of conversation into another channel for some reasons.
Miriam Monfort|Catherine A. Warfield
To your left you see the 'suspect,' the 'bourgeoise,' step-by-step reformer, Miss Mabel Train.
Comrade Yetta|Albert Edwards
I will relate a story on this subject respecting a bourgeoise of Guyenne and the Sire de Beaumanoir.
Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period|Paul Lacroix
The strait-laced bourgeois or bourgeoise was shocked, and did not repeat the visit.
An Englishman in Paris|Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

He began to think that it might be worth his while to marry her in spite of her bourgeoise blood.
The Island Mystery|George A. Birmingham

adj.

proper French fem. of bourgeois (q.v.).