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What is the noun for gentlewoman?

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gentleman
  1. (chiefly historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (Britain law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
  2. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  3. (pejorative) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
  4. (polite term of address) Any man.
  5. (pejorative) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
  6. (cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “Ask the gentleman what his choice of beverage will be this evening.”
      “Did I not say to you that his manners were those of a perfect gentleman?”
      “As we see in the Theognidean corpus, the ideal of the aristocratic gentleman gives little importance to the old qualities of physical courage or skill in war.”
gentle
  1. (archaic) A person of high birth.
  2. (archaic) A maggot used as bait by anglers (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “A commoner merits the same kindness and respect as one would accord to a gentle.”
gentlemen
  1. Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men.
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    1. “Ladies and gentlemen, the guard is passing through the train, please have your tickets and railcards ready for inspection.”
      “White-haired gentlemen haunt grand old cafes from days gone by, sipping coffee under dusty chandeliers.”
      “For a moment I toyed with presenting myself as a wanton temptress with a dozen regular gentlemen callers and a bedside drawer full of Mates.”
gents
  1. (chiefly Britain, informal euphemistic) A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
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    1. “After hours of waiting, the gents finally cleared out and I could finally use the restroom.”
gentleperson
gentlemanliness
  1. gentlemanly behaviour, of or pertaining to being a gentleman
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    1. “He was a man who has been acknowledged already for his gentlemanliness, his courtesy, and his wisdom.”
      “Only the garish turquoise silk tie and the glint in his pale blue eyes detract from this picture of geriatric gentlemanliness.”
      “Melissa had to admit she was flattered by his gentlemanliness.”
gentleship
  1. (obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
gentlemanship
  1. The bearing or quality of a gentleman.
  2. Examples:
    1. “When I entered the Naval Academy in 1949, I took dancing as part of the training in gentlemanship.”
gentlesse
  1. (obsolete) gentilesse; gentleness
gentlewomanliness
  1. The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gentlemanhood
  1. The qualities or condition of a gentleman.
gentlewoman
  1. (historical) A woman of the nobility.
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    1. “His wife was an even-tempered gentlewoman from a respectable British family.”
      “She looked confused, a true gentleman, or gentlewoman in my case would never look a servant in the eye.”
      “She is a Protestant gentlewoman and a Fenian, more renowned for her high society literary salon than her Republican poetry.”
gentleness
  1. The state of being gentle.
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    1. “He portrays a sensitivity and gentleness that few actors can accomplish so perfectly.”
      “One part of the objection still remains unanswered, that founded on the instinctive feeling which prescribes modesty and gentleness as virtues peculiarly feminine.”
      “He should, with complete gentleness and obedience, accept the order given him.”
gentlemen
  1. plural of gentleman
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Ladies and gentlemen, the guard is passing through the train, please have your tickets and railcards ready for inspection.”
      “White-haired gentlemen haunt grand old cafes from days gone by, sipping coffee under dusty chandeliers.”
      “For a moment I toyed with presenting myself as a wanton temptress with a dozen regular gentlemen callers and a bedside drawer full of Mates.”
gentleboy
  1. (humorous) A young gentleman.
gent
  1. (colloquial) A gentleman.
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    1. “The gent strolled down the street, exuding confidence and class.”
gentlepeople
  1. plural of gentleperson
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Hold down the forums for us, gentlepeople, and we'll see you when we get back.”
      “Her father and family were removed to a good house in the neighbourhood, and gave themselves all the airs of gentlepeople.”
      “This last she decided to let to some family of gentlepeople, while herself keeping on the farm and the barns.”
gentlepersons
gentlewomen
  1. plural of gentlewoman
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    1. “She appeared on a great barge, decorated lavishly, with boys fanning her and her gentlewomen standing around her like sea nymphs.”
      “Her father had invited a couple hundred noblemen and gentlewomen to attend this grand feast, for that was where Sir Questing would propose to Desiree.”
      “In 1880 a Mrs Millner, a member of the Religious Society of Friends, started the Industrial Association in order to help distressed Irish gentlewomen in Mountmellick.”
gentlenesses
gentleboys
  1. plural of gentleboy
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