as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position
traditionally, noblewomen—whether they are titled or not—have served as great patronesses of the arts
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Recent Examples of noblewoman
Remains of an ancient noblewoman have been discovered at a site unfit for a queen — a former garbage dump in Caral, Peru.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The British noblewoman, 61, shared the news about her health in an emotional first-person piece for The Telegraph on March 30.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Isola, by Allegra Goodman Allegra Goodman’s novel follows the story of real-life French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval in 1542.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
Three bodies were found on the property, including a possible slave and a noblewoman clutching jewelry and gold coins.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The British noblewoman, 61, shared the news about her health in an emotional first-person piece for The Telegraph on March 30.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Isola, by Allegra Goodman Allegra Goodman’s novel follows the story of real-life French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval in 1542.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
Three bodies were found on the property, including a possible slave and a noblewoman clutching jewelry and gold coins.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noblewoman
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The previous two were Anthony Bernal, former chief of staff to first lady Jill Biden, and Biden's White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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After that, Daniel sits the ladies down for a game.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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Louise Brooks wooed a father and son as well as a countess in a tuxedo.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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The 60-year-old countess has broken her silence after she was seen sporting a massive diamond on her left ring finger while riding a scooter Monday in Sag Harbor, hours after she was snapped getting cozy with an unidentified man, Us Weekly reports.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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Markle launched a brand called American Riviera Orchard via Instagram on March 14, 2024 with a short video that showed the duchess arranging flowers, baking and standing in a stone walkway wearing a floor-length gown.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Gladys doesn’t seem thrilled about potentially becoming a duchess.—
Alexis Nedd,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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The novelists’ parents were Patrick and Maria Brontë, an Irish clergyman and a Cornish gentlewoman who married in 1812.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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But Mary declined, preferring an informal gentlewoman’s agreement instead.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Noblewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noblewoman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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