Definition of Gentlemen

1. Noun. (plural of gentleman) ¹

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Definition of Gentlemen

1. gentleman [n] - See also: gentleman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentlemen

gentleman-at-arms
gentleman about town
gentleman cow
gentleman farmer
gentleman farmers
gentleman of leisure
gentleman scientist
gentlemanhood
gentlemanish
gentlemanlike
gentlemanliness
gentlemanly
gentlemanship
gentleman’s agreement
gentlemen (current term)
gentlemen's agreement
gentlemen's club
gentlemen and scholars
gentlemen farmers
gentlemen of leisure
gentleness
gentlenesses
gentlepeople
gentleperson
gentlepersons
gentler
gentles
gentleship
gentlesse

Literary usage of Gentlemen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness (1913)
"[Halliwell also gives the receipt in full from ' The Closet for Ladies and gentlemen,1 which differs very slightly from that given by Nares.] ED. 8. ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1883)
"Bid away gentlemen, the book'll tell you exactly what they are : five ... yes, it is all complete ; a perfect book, gentlemen ; wants nothing but a reader. ..."

3. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"In short, they advised the gentlemen who consulted them to draw up a minute of the proceedings; after which they would give their decision. ..."

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