gentilhommen.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛntiːˈlɒm/,

/ˌʒɒ̃tiːˈlɒm/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛntiˈlɔm/,

/ˌdʒɛntiˈlɑm/,

/ˌʒɑntiˈlɔm/,

/ˌʒɑntiˈlɑm/

Inflections: Plural gentilhommes, gentilshommes.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gentilhomme.

Etymology: < French gentilhomme gentleman (c1050 in Old French as gentils hom ; in early use often written as two words) < gentil (see genteel adj., and compare gentle adj.) + homme (see homme n.). Compare earlier gentleman n.In plural form gentilshommes after the French plural form.

Now chiefly historical.

Chiefly in French or French-speaking contexts: a gentleman.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman

idleman1331

gentleman1509

gent1535

gemmanc1550

gentmana1556

signor1583

gentilhomme1749

nib1819

gentry cove1837

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness > person

gentlemana1275

gentlewoman1628

honnête homme1666

gentilhomme1749

1749 D. Garrick Lethe: Dramatic Satire 24 If you treat a Gentilhomme of my Rank and Qualité comme ça.

1804 Monthly Rev. July 312 Something of chivalrous generosity would have been displayed by a Gentilhomme of the old school.

1917 M. R. Hofer Polite & Social Dances 11/2 The Minuet..was the dance..of courtesy and chivalry, interpreting the most exquisite social charm and personal grace on the part of the fair sex, combined with the ideals of chivalrous gallantry on the part of the gentilhomme.

2015 J. Patterson Representing Avarice in Late Renaissance France v. 201 A late sixteenth-century gentilhomme of considerable means confesses that he cannot handle his wealth in a consistently virtuous manner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentilhomme
释义	gentilhommen. Brit. /ˌdʒɛntiːˈlɒm/, /ˌʒɒ̃tiːˈlɒm/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛntiˈlɔm/, /ˌdʒɛntiˈlɑm/, /ˌʒɑntiˈlɔm/, /ˌʒɑntiˈlɑm/ Inflections: Plural gentilhommes, gentilshommes. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gentilhomme. Etymology: < French gentilhomme gentleman (c1050 in Old French as gentils hom ; in early use often written as two words) < gentil (see genteel adj., and compare gentle adj.) + homme (see homme n.). Compare earlier gentleman n.In plural form gentilshommes after the French plural form. Now chiefly historical. Chiefly in French or French-speaking contexts: a gentleman. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman idleman1331 gentleman1509 gent1535 gemmanc1550 gentmana1556 signor1583 gentilhomme1749 nib1819 gentry cove1837 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness > person gentlemana1275 gentlewoman1628 honnête homme1666 gentilhomme1749 1749 D. Garrick Lethe: Dramatic Satire 24 If you treat a Gentilhomme of my Rank and Qualité comme ça. 1804 Monthly Rev. July 312 Something of chivalrous generosity would have been displayed by a Gentilhomme of the old school. 1917 M. R. Hofer Polite & Social Dances 11/2 The Minuet..was the dance..of courtesy and chivalry, interpreting the most exquisite social charm and personal grace on the part of the fair sex, combined with the ideals of chivalrous gallantry on the part of the gentilhomme. 2015 J. Patterson Representing Avarice in Late Renaissance France v. 201 A late sixteenth-century gentilhomme of considerable means confesses that he cannot handle his wealth in a consistently virtuous manner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1749
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