gentlewoman
noun
a woman of good family, breeding, or social position
gentlewomanliness
-
a word derived from
gentlewoman.
Example Sentences
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For long Helena Tankerville figured to Joan as an impeccable model of tact, distinction, taste, and gentlewomanliness.
From Joan Thursday by Louis Joseph Vance
She had a quantity of light chestnut hair, a good figure, a dazzling complexion, and a certain languid grace which passed easily for gentlewomanliness.
From Tales of the Argonauts by Bret Harte
