Meanings
nouncountrywoman (plural countrywomen)
plural countrywomen
- A woman who lives in the country (countryside) or has retained country ways.
(to Prince Philip) You don't think I would have preferred to grow up out of the spotlight? Away from court, away from the scrutiny and the visibility? A simpler life, happier life, as a wife, a mother, an ordinary English countrywoman?
2016, Peter Morgan, “Windsor”, in The Crown, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Queen Elizabeth II
Origin
- Englishcountry
- Proto-Germanic*wībą
- Proto-West Germanic*wīb
- Old Englishwīf
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Old Englishwīfmann
- Middle Englishwoman
- Englishcountrywoman
Translations
Greek αγρότισσα
- αγρότισσα (agrótissa)woman living in the country
Cite this entry
APA
countrywoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countrywoman
MLA
“countrywoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countrywoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countrywoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countrywoman.
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