bourgeoise

bourgeoise [boo r-zhwahz, boo r-zhwahz; French boor-zhwaz] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural bour·geois·es [boo r-zhwah-ziz, boo r-zhwah-ziz; French boor-zhwaz] /ˈbʊər ʒwɑ zɪz, bʊərˈʒwɑ zɪz; French burˈʒwaz/.

1. a female member of the bourgeoisie.
2. bourgeoisie(def 1).

Origin of bourgeoise 1755–65; French; feminine of bourgeois1 Examples from the Web for bourgeoise Historical Examples of bourgeoise

As a bourgeoise you would, of course, do only what is usual.

The Adventures of Maya the Bee

Waldemar Bonsels

I am bourgeoise, I am bonne femme—that is what you really mean, Jim.

Scarlet and Hyssop

E. F. Benson

She came up to him, not with a bourgeoise’s enquiry, “How do I look?”

The Duchesse de Langeais

Honore de Balzac

“You’ve got a bourgeoise mind, Loring,” said O’Rane reflectively.

Sonia Between two Worlds

Stephen McKenna

There was the beginning of bourgeoise acquisitiveness and pride of ownership in her, after all.

Coquette

Frank Swinnerton

Word Origin and History for bourgeoise adj.

proper French fem. of bourgeois (q.v.).