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
Isola, by Allegra Goodman Allegra Goodman’s novel follows the story of real-life French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval in 1542.
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Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2025
Sixteenth-century French noblewoman Marguerite got stuck with a lousy guardian.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
There’s the Rotonde suite, in the medieval tower, which looks up at 14th-century rafters, as well as the Matilde suite, named after a Portuguese noblewoman whose life was saved by the knight Jean de Pommard.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Murphy also revealed there would be a focus on the Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Báthory, who, along with her servants, was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2025
Sixteenth-century French noblewoman Marguerite got stuck with a lousy guardian.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
There’s the Rotonde suite, in the medieval tower, which looks up at 14th-century rafters, as well as the Matilde suite, named after a Portuguese noblewoman whose life was saved by the knight Jean de Pommard.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Murphy also revealed there would be a focus on the Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Báthory, who, along with her servants, was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noblewoman
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In less than 48 hours, its Facebook group jumped from 30 area ladies to over 1,000 women across the nation, as well as in other countries.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, has to be one of the most surreal paragraphs ever printed in The New York Times.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du Régiment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Douglas Fir sleeps up to eight guests, offering two bathrooms and three bedrooms—two of which have queen beds, and one of which is a family suite on the ground floor with a queen bed and two twins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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In 1893, John Watson Foster helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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While the duchess opted to personalize her version with cobalt blue letters on a navy body, shoppers can choose from three additional sizes and 14 additional colors — plus up to three letters — to craft their ideal bag.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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In the black-and-white picture, uploaded on June 1, the duchess decorated her mantle with one of her bestselling candles.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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Those laughs are balanced with real world issues, and a longing for these gentlewomen locked into the suffocating zeitgeist of early 1800s British Regency.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Noblewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noblewoman. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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