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# noblewoman

«noblewoman» in Mova's school dictionary: **A woman who belongs to the nobility, with a title such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a noblewoman, noblewomen)

### meaning for a pupil

A woman who belongs to the nobility, with a title such as duchess, countess or lady. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in history and stories about kings, queens and castles; noblewomen ran large households and estates, and some, like Eleanor of Aquitaine, were very powerful.

### examples

- The noblewoman wore a long silk gown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x1)
- A noblewoman ran the castle while her husband was at war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x2)
- Eleanor of Aquitaine was a powerful noblewoman and queen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x3)
- In the story, the noblewoman helped the poor villagers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x4)
- Noblewomen were often married for land and power, not love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x5)
- The portrait shows a noblewoman with her children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x6)
- She was born a noblewoman but chose to become a nun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/#x7)

### note

Plural "noblewomen" (the second syllable sounds like "WIM-in"). Man: "nobleman". Titles: duchess, countess, baroness, lady.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «noblewoman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noblewoman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.