| 单词 | gentleman in waiting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgentleman in waiting h. gentleman in waiting: a man, typically of noble birth, who attends upon a monarch or other member of the royal family. ΚΠ 1720 Daily Post 18 Feb. A Letter..was sent to the Duke Regent by a Messenger, that deliver'd it to a Gentleman in waiting. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxii. 565 A..gentleman in waiting, in a brown jasey and a green coat covered with orders. 1985 A. Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's xii, in Miss Cranston's Omnibus (1998) 99 The Duke had been a gentleman-in-waiting to Edward VII. 2011 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 28 Nov. s1/4 His gentleman-in-waiting came in to tell him the good news. < as lemmas |
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