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noblewoman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a woman of the peerage in Britain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lady, peeress

Antonyms: nobleman

Broader terms: female aristocrat

Narrower terms: baroness, countess, duchess, lady-in-waiting, marchioness, marquise, Milady, Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, Godiva, Lady Godiva, Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyon

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English noble Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English noblewoman From noble + -woman.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fisnike — a woman of noble rank
  • Belarusian: двара́нка (dvaránka) — a woman of noble rank
  • Belarusian: шляхця́нка (šljaxcjánka) — a woman of noble rank
  • Bulgarian: благоро́дница (blagoródnica) — a woman of noble rank
  • Bulgarian: благоро́дничка (blagoródnička) — a woman of noble rank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貴婦人 /贵妇人 (guìfùrén) — a woman of noble rank
  • Czech: šlechtična — a woman of noble rank
  • Danish: adelskvinde — a woman of noble rank
  • Danish: adelsdame — a woman of noble rank
  • Danish: adelsfrue — a woman of noble rank
  • Egyptian: Sps-s-t-B1 (špst) — a woman of noble rank
  • Finnish: aatelisnainen — a woman of noble rank
  • French: noble — a woman of noble rank
  • Galician: dama — a woman of noble rank
  • Galician: dona — a woman of noble rank
  • German: Edelfrau — a woman of noble rank
  • German: Adlige — a woman of noble rank
  • German: Adelige — a woman of noble rank
  • Irish: bean uasal — a woman of noble rank
  • Japanese: 貴婦人 (kifujin) — a woman of noble rank
  • Korean: 귀부인 (gwibu'in) — a woman of noble rank
  • Macedonian: благоро́дничка (blagoródnička) — a woman of noble rank
  • Macedonian: благоро́дница f дво́рјанка (blagoródnica) — a woman of noble rank
  • Norwegian Bokmål: adelsdame — a woman of noble rank
  • Norwegian Bokmål: adelsfrue — a woman of noble rank
  • Norwegian Bokmål: adelskvinne — a woman of noble rank
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: adelsdame — a woman of noble rank
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: adelsfrue — a woman of noble rank
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: adelskvinne — a woman of noble rank
  • Polish: szlachcianka — a woman of noble rank
  • Portuguese: nobre — a woman of noble rank
  • Portuguese: dama — a woman of noble rank
  • Russian: дворя́нка (dvorjánka) — a woman of noble rank
  • Russian: шляхтя́нка (šljaxtjánka) — a woman of noble rank
  • Scottish Gaelic: bean-uasal — a woman of noble rank
  • Serbo-Croatian: пле̏мкиња — a woman of noble rank
  • Serbo-Croatian: plȅmkinja — a woman of noble rank
  • Slovak: šľachtičná — a woman of noble rank
  • Slovene: plemkinja — a woman of noble rank
  • Swedish: adelsdam — a woman of noble rank
  • Swedish: adelskvinna — a woman of noble rank
  • Swedish: adelsfru — a woman of noble rank
  • Turkish: soylu — a woman of noble rank
  • Turkish: asilzade — a woman of noble rank
  • Turkish: soylu kadın — a woman of noble rank
  • Ukrainian: дворя́нка (dvorjánka) — a woman of noble rank
  • Ukrainian: шляхтя́нка (šljaxtjánka) — a woman of noble rank
  • Yiddish: אַדלפֿרוי (adlfroy) — a woman of noble rank
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