GENTLEMAN

Definitions

1. 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
2. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
3. 3. One who bears arms, but has no title.
4. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. Shak.
5. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.