单词 | gentlemanship |
释义 | gentlemanshipn. 1. The character or conduct of a gentleman. Formerly also: †the rank of a gentleman (obsolete). ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1541 |
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