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noblewoman

[noh-buhl-woom-uhn] / ˈnoʊ bəlˌwʊm ən /


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Another maramaba noblewoman Tamu Rambu Margaretha -- widely known as Mama Margaretha -- has long sought to loosen the bonds of slavery in her village of Prailiu, even travelling to Jakarta to advocate emancipation.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

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

But then we hear the bandit’s testimony, followed by that of the noblewoman, and finally the contradictory memories of the dead husband, delivered via a medium.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Fans assumed that The Fate of Ophelia would tether Swift Shakespeare's story of a noblewoman who drowns in a fit of mania after being driven mad by grief.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2025

An elf speaking out against a noblewoman in her own home.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and noblewomen wore embellished braided wigs to show power, and in the Middle Ages, women's long hair became associated with femininity and virtue.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

In Boccaccio's book, noblemen and noblewomen who fled Florence during the Black Death hole up in a villa outside the city and pass the time by telling stories.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2022

Aspiring knights were pages; noblewomen worked as ladies in waiting.

From The New Yorker Jun. 7, 2018

And—crucially—it gives fair time to educated noblewomen like Christine de Pizan and Lucrezia Marinella, who in their work exposed the misogynist creed for the veil of lies it was.

From Slate Feb. 6, 2015

Werfel bowed to noblemen and noblewomen who passed.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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