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• Gentleman commoner — Gentleman Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gentleman-commoner — noun (plural gentlemen commoners) Date: 1687 any of a privileged class of commoners formerly required to pay higher fees than ordinary commoners at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Gentleman — (engl., spr. Dschentelmän, Plur. Gentlemen), in England Jeder, der eine Stellung zwischen dem hohen Adel u. der arbeitenden Klasse einnimmt, überhaupt jeder gebildete Mann von gesellschaftlichem Takt u. ehrenwerthem Charakter; in der Mehrzahl… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Gentleman — The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis , belonging to a race or gens , and man , cognate with the French word gentilhomme and the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo ), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of good family,… …   Wikipedia

• Gentleman — Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or refined… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gentleman usher — Gentleman Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gentleman usher of the black rod — Gentleman Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gentleman — gentlemanlike, adj. /jen tl meuhn/, n., pl. gentlemen. 1. a man of good family, breeding, or social position. 2. (used as a polite term) a man: Do you know that gentleman over there? 3. gentlemen, (used as a form of address): Gentlemen, please… …   Universalium

• The Gentleman of Venice — is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by James Shirley, and first published in 1655. [ The Gentleman of Venice also served as the subtitle of The Renegado (1624) by Philip Massinger.] The play was licensed for performance in London… …   Wikipedia

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium