gentledamen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛntlˌdeɪm/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌdeɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentle adj., dame n.

Etymology: < gentle adj. + dame n. Compare earlier gentlewoman n.Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gentil dame (late 12th cent.), Italian gentildonna (13th cent.).

rare. Now only in historical fiction.

A gentlewoman.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlewoman

gentlewomanc1225

country gentlewoman1592

gentledame1647

gentlelady1846

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 24 When I heare a nugiperous Gentledame inquire what dresse the Queen is in this week.

1862 C. E. Wilbour tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables xii. 148/2 I was made to be..a Venetian gentleman surrounded by gentledames.

1987 J. Scott Fading, my Parmacheene Belle xi. 216 I would see to it that these gentledames could take their pleasure for as long as they wished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentledame
释义	gentledamen. Brit. /ˈdʒɛntlˌdeɪm/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌdeɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentle adj., dame n. Etymology: < gentle adj. + dame n. Compare earlier gentlewoman n.Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gentil dame (late 12th cent.), Italian gentildonna (13th cent.). rare. Now only in historical fiction. A gentlewoman. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlewoman gentlewomanc1225 country gentlewoman1592 gentledame1647 gentlelady1846 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 24 When I heare a nugiperous Gentledame inquire what dresse the Queen is in this week. 1862 C. E. Wilbour tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables xii. 148/2 I was made to be..a Venetian gentleman surrounded by gentledames. 1987 J. Scott Fading, my Parmacheene Belle xi. 216 I would see to it that these gentledames could take their pleasure for as long as they wished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1647
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