countesses

duchess

Woman of ducal rank

• marquessNobleman below duke
• viscountessNobleman's wife or widow
• baronessFemale holder of barony

lady · ladyship · dame · peeress · noblewoman · gentlewoman · dowager · consort · princess · empress

high society

The social elite

• debutanteFormally introduced young woman
• courtierRoyal household attendant
• courtTrial venue or sports surface

salon · ball · gala · season · presentation · etiquette · protocol · refinement · elegance · grace

ancestry

Family line of descent

• lineageDescent from progenitors
• bloodlineAncestry through generations
• pedigreeRecord of descent

descent · dynasty · progenitors · forebears · genealogy · family tree · heirlooms · legacy · birthright · succession

manor

Landed aristocratic residence

• chateauFrench country mansion
• castleFortified medieval residence
• estateProperty and grounds

holdings · lands · country seat · stately home · ancestral home · grounds · demesne · servants · household · inheritance

fortune

Wealth or destiny

• affluenceAbundance of money
• opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
• richesAbundant valuable possessions

luxury · prosperity · jewels · finery · estates · inheritance · endowment · patrimony · dowry · assets

• royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
• authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
• eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
• womenmothers, women, females, gals, daughters
• historical figureshistorical figures, leaders, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc
• historical womenCleopatra, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Marie Curie