noblewoman

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As Lucretia, domina of the House of Batiatus, Lawless’ Capuan noblewoman was barred from participating in politics.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

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

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

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day