Gentleman

['dʒent(ə)lmən] or ['dʒɛntlmən]

Definition

(noun.) a man of refinement.

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Definition

(n.) A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.

(n.) One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.

(n.) One who bears arms, but has no title.

(n.) The servant of a man of rank.

(n.) A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.

Typist: Manfred

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. [England.] Man of good family (above the rank of yeoman).[2]. Man of good breeding, well-mannered man, refined or polished man.

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Definition

n. a man of good birth: one who without a title wears a coat of arms: more generally every man above the rank of yeoman including the nobility: one above the trading classes: a man of refined manners: a polite term used for man in general: (Shak.) a body-servant:—pl. Gen′tlemen—also a word of address:—fem. Gen′tlewoman.—ns. Gen′tleman-at-arms a member of the royal bodyguard instituted in 1509 and now composed of military officers of service and distinction only; Gen′tleman-comm′oner a member of the higher class of commoners at Oxford University; Gen′tlemanhood Gen′tlemanship the condition or character of a gentleman.—adjs. Gen′tlemanlike Gen′tlemanly well-bred refined generous; Gen′tlemanliness.—adj. Gen′tlewomanly like a refined and well-bred woman.—n. Gen′tlewomanliness.—Gentleman farmer a landowner who resides on his estate and superintends the cultivation of his own soil; Gentleman of the Chapel-royal a lay-singer who assists the priests in the choral service of the royal chapel; Gentleman's gentleman a valet or gentleman's body-servant; Gentleman usher a gentleman who serves as an usher at court or as an attendant on a person of rank.

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