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bean uasal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gentlewoman noun A woman of the nobility.
  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • noblewoman noun A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

Senses

bean uasal is used for these senses in English:

  • gentlewoman (historical) A woman of the nobility.
  • lady A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
  • lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  • noblewoman A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

gentlewoman — full definition

  1. noun A woman of the nobility.
  2. noun A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.

lady — full definition

  1. noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  2. noun A British title of nobility for a woman, used before her name (as the wife of a lord or knight, or in her own right).

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