Gen"tle*folk` (?), Gen"tle*folks` (&?;), n. pl. Persons of gentle or
good family and breeding. [Generally in the United States in the plural
form.] Shak.
Gen"tle-heart`ed (?), a. Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak. --
Gen"tle- heart`ed*ness, n.
Gen"tle*man (?), n.; pl. Gentlemen (#). [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil
noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]
1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a
yeoman.