noblewoman

Example Sentences

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The former slave girl became a noblewoman in New Spain, but she didn’t have much time to enjoy her exalted status.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

A monk named Paschalis devotes his life to a biography of the noncanonical saint Wilgefortis, a venerated Christian noblewoman who grew a beard to vouchsafe her chastity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Jeanne de la Motte, a noblewoman fallen on hard times, pretended to be French Queen and tricked a cardinal into giving her the necklace, without paying.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

Such a malaise is natural for anyone, but Sawai may have been still letting go of Mariko, her doomed noblewoman and the heart and soul of FX’s “Shōgun.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2024

On his journey from Milan, he stayed with a wealthy noblewoman named Isabella d’Este.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day