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   gentleman

   /ˈdʒɛntlmən/

   noun

   • 1. a chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man: "he behaved throughout like a perfect gentleman"
   • ▪ a man of good social position, especially one of wealth and leisure.
   • ▪ a man of noble birth attached to a royal household: "a Gentleman of the Bedchamber"
   • 2. a polite or formal way of referring to a man: "opposite her an old gentleman sat reading"
   • ▪ used as a courteous title for a male fellow member of the House of Commons or the House of Representatives: "the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘man of noble birth’): from gentle1 + man, translating Old French gentilz hom. In later use the term denoted a man of a good family (especially one entitled to a coat of arms) but not of the nobility.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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