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单词 gentlemanship
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gentlemanshipn.

Brit. /ˈdʒɛntlmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əlmənˌʃɪp/
Forms: see gentleman n. and -ship suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentleman n., -ship suffix.
Etymology: < gentleman n. + -ship suffix.
1. The character or conduct of a gentleman. Formerly also: †the rank of a gentleman (obsolete).
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding > specific
gentlemanship1541
gentlemanliness1565
gentlewomanliness1808
ladyhood1820
ladyism1826
ladylikeness1844
gentlemanlikeness1849
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness
gentlerya1275
gentlemanship1541
gentlemanry1550
gentlemanliness1565
gentleshipa1568
gentlemanhood1767
gentlewomanliness1808
gentlewomanhood1853
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > quality or rank of gentleman
gentry1447
gentlemanship1541
gentility1642
1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline sig. K.iiv Sometyme his newe gentilmanshyp was obiected agaynste hym.
1628 R. Bernard Ruths Recompence (Ruth i. 20) 113 Seeking the name of Goodman, when goodnesse is farre from them; of Master, when their Gentlemanship did hardly creepe out of a dunghill.
1790 W. Cowper Let. 7 July (1982) III. 396 Princes and peers reduced to plain gentlemanship.
1829 Pensacola Gaz. & Florida Advertiser 20 Jan. These pretenders to bravery and gentlemanship.
1870 Athenæum 22 Oct. 523 He had, by right of Irish gentlemanship, been living at free quarters wherever he could thrust himself.
2010 Cape Argus (Nexis) 29 June (E1 ed.) (Life section) 15 We are a value-driven school that puts emphasis on pride, respect and gentlemanship.
2. The office or role of a gentleman (gentleman n. 1b); the state of being employed as a gentleman. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1864 with complement; cf. gentleman of the chamber at gentleman n. Phrases 1d.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lord-in-waiting > position of
gentlemanship1614
1614 T. Overbury et al. Characters in Wife now Widow (5th impr.) sig. F2v The last yeere of his Gentlemanship.
1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 252 Gentlemanship of the Chamber.
3. With possessive adjective, as in your gentlemanship: a respectful title or form of address for a gentleman. Now historical and rare.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for gentleman
masterlOE
Danc1330
gentleman1416
denc1425
mastership1438
mister1523
maship1526
mast?1548
esquire1552
masterdom1575
squire1645
gentlemanship1653
Mus'1875
1653 R. Younge Philarguromastix i. xi. 14 It shall please your Gentlemanship.
1712 S. Centlivre Perplex'd Lovers iv. i. 38 I beg the Favour of your Gentlemanship, to carry him that, and that, and that, Sir.
1814 W. Littell Festoons of Fancy 100 It seems to this court that the loss to him would be the same, as if he had lost it among those, whom his gentlemanship is pleased to call rowdies.
1942 National Geographic Mag. June 755/1 Once, when I was not sure how much I should pay for a taxi, I asked the driver. He said, with a wave of his hand, ‘I'll just leave that to your gentlemanship.’
2004 A. Ripley in E. Foxwell Sunken Sailor x. 192 I earnestly beg your pardon, Your Gentlemanship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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