| 单词 | your gentleness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyour gentleness c. With possessive adjective, as your gentleness: a title of respect or respectful form of address given to a person of noble character or high social position. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] yea1225 my Lordc1300 seigniorc1330 squire1382 noblessec1390 lordship1394 grace1423 gentlenessc1425 magnificencec1425 noblenessc1425 greatness1473 worshipc1475 your mightinessa1500 excellency?1533 celsitude1535 altitude1543 Your Honour1551 sublimity1553 excellencea1592 captal1592 gentleperson1597 clemencya1600 gravity1618 grace1625 grandeur1632 eximiousness1648 professorship1656 prince1677 excellenceshipc1716 Graceship1804 seigniorship1823 valiancy1828 your seignorie1829 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 4432 (MED) Lowly beseching to ȝour gentilnes..Where ȝe fynde þat I fayle or erre, For to correcte. a1500 (c1380) G. Chaucer Ballade on Womanly Noblesse (BL Add. 34360) (1925) l. 20 Whan that yowre gentilnesse Of my grete wo list do allegeaunce. 1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse sig. Diiiv I receiued from youre worship a liberall presente, to wit, halfe a dosen Phesants, and a couple of Kyds. I hartily thank your gentlenesse. a1639 S. Marmion Antiquary (1641) ii. sig. E Though I am a stranger, I would entreat your gentlenesse a favour. 1856 F. Oakeley Youthful Martyrs of Rome i. ii. 14 My noble mistress... If, obedient to your gracious word, I needs must speak the plain unvarnish'd truth, I ask your gentleness, if a poor slave, [etc.]. a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1975) iv. iii. 348 If it please your gentleness, come with your best speed to Westminster. < as lemmas |
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