noblewoman

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

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

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

As a noblewoman of that era, Mariko is also proficient with a naginata, a long-bladed polearm akin to a spear, and has occasion to wield it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

“Is that the end?” the noblewoman asked in an almost-demanding tone.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

“Empresses and noblewomen in their entourage cross-stitched, as well as nuns and regular women living in cities,” Churina said, adding that toward the end of 19th century, needlework became available to peasants.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2022

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

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 7, 2018

There are mothers, like the noblewomen Catelyn Stark and Cersei Baratheon, who are driven by their fierce, lioness-like love for their children.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2012

Their hair had once been piled in curls, arranged with jewels in the style of Roman noblewomen, but now their locks were disheveled and dry as straw.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan