| 单词 | your gentlemanship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyour gentlemanship 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. < as lemmas |
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