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sh society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. Johnson's Cyc. The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. Milton.

Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak. -- Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness, n.

Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. Etym: [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] Shak.

One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.

The qualities or condition of a gentleman. [R.] Thackeray.

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well- behaved; courteous; polite.

The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.

The carriage or quality of a gentleman.

An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.

The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.

The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.] Ascham.

Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs.]

A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. Bacon.

A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus).

Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one. Byron.

Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh. Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. Shak. That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes. Hawthorne. -- Un*gen"tle*ness, n. -- Un*gen"tly, adv.

Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

Far on in life or time. A gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles. Hawthorne. Advanced guard, a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.

ng with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak. His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.

Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind. Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play. Pope.