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The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. Shak.

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.

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

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.

Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. Fuller.

One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.] My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. Massinger.

An old gentleman. [Obs.] You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. B. Jonson.

A Hindoo gentleman; native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire. Whitworth.

infirmity. "Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father." Shak. "The estate of a bedridden old gentleman." Macaulay.

te objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior. Steele. To be upon one's good behavior, To be put upon one's good behavior, to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct. -- During good…

To give in marriage. I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. Tatler.

birth; the highest royal lineage. Give us a prince of blood, a son of Priam. Shak. I am a gentleman of blood and breeding. Shak.

Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] Addison. -- Body coat, a gentleman's dress coat. -- Body color (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash. -- Body of a law (Law), the main and operative part. -- Body louse (Zoöl.), a species of louse (Pediculus vestimenti), which…

A sudden flight, as to escape creditors. This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America -- or anywhere. Compton Reade.

h a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room. Cowper.

h a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room. Cowper.