"gentleman" Definition

Definitions for the word "gentleman" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
One who bears arms, but has no title.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The servant of a man of rank.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 man (in polite or formal use). 2 chivalrous well-bred man. 3 man of good social position (country gentleman). 4 man of gentle birth attached to a royal household (gentleman in waiting). 5 (in pl.) (as a form of address) male audience or part of this.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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