noblewoman

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noun

A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

Similar
ladypeeress
Opposite
nobleman
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounnoblewoman (plural noblewomen)

plural noblewomen

  1. A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

    The King [...] sit at the head of the royal table with his elder warriors and advisers, noblemen and noblewomen.

    2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 377

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna woman of the peerage in Britain

Similar
ladypeeress
Opposite
nobleman
Broader
female aristocrat
Also see
donnaladypeeress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnoble
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. Englishnoblewoman

From noble + -woman.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian благоро́дница, благоро́дничка
  • благоро́дница (blagoródnica)a woman of noble rank
  • благоро́дничка (blagoródnička)a woman of noble rank
Chinese Mandarin 貴婦人 /贵妇人
  • 貴婦人 /贵妇人 (guìfùrén)a woman of noble rank
Czech šlechtična
  • šlechtičnaa woman of noble rank
Danish adelskvinde, adelsdame
  • adelskvindea woman of noble rank
  • adelsdamea woman of noble rank
  • adelsfruea woman of noble rank
Finnish aatelisnainen
  • aatelisnainena woman of noble rank
French noble
  • noblea woman of noble rank
German Edelfrau, Adlige
  • Edelfraua woman of noble rank
  • Adligea woman of noble rank
  • Adeligea woman of noble rank
Irish bean uasal
  • bean uasala woman of noble rank
Japanese 貴婦人
  • 貴婦人 (kifujin)a woman of noble rank
Korean 귀부인
  • 귀부인 (gwibu'in)a woman of noble rank
Norwegian Bokmål adelsdame, adelsfrue
  • adelsdamea woman of noble rank
  • adelsfruea woman of noble rank
  • adelskvinnea woman of noble rank
Polish szlachcianka
  • szlachciankaa woman of noble rank
Portuguese nobre, dama
  • nobrea woman of noble rank
  • damaa woman of noble rank
Russian дворя́нка, шляхтя́нка
  • дворя́нка (dvorjánka)a woman of noble rank
  • шляхтя́нка (šljaxtjánka)a woman of noble rank
Scottish Gaelic bean-uasal
  • bean-uasala woman of noble rank
Slovak šľachtičná
  • šľachtičnáa woman of noble rank
Swedish adelsdam, adelskvinna
  • adelsdama woman of noble rank
  • adelskvinnaa woman of noble rank
  • adelsfrua woman of noble rank
Turkish soylu, asilzade
  • soylua woman of noble rank
  • asilzadea woman of noble rank
  • soylu kadına woman of noble rank
Ukrainian дворя́нка, шляхтя́нка
  • дворя́нка (dvorjánka)a woman of noble rank
  • шляхтя́нка (šljaxtjánka)a woman of noble rank
Yiddish אַדלפֿרוי
  • אַדלפֿרוי (adlfroy)a woman of noble rank
Cite this entry
APA

noblewoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noblewoman

MLA

“noblewoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noblewoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noblewoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noblewoman.

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