The count's gentleman, one Cesario.
Shak.
5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (=
citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.
In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to
those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this
sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry.
In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of
yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is
applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation.
Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners at the
University of Oxford. -- Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into
the presence of a sovereign, etc. -- Gentleman usher of the black rod,
an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to
serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. --
Gentlemen-at-arms, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign
on state occasions; formerly called gentlemen pensioners. [Eng.]
Gen"tle*man*hood (?), n. The qualities or condition of a gentleman.
[R.] Thackeray.
{ Gen"tle*man*like` (?), Gen"tle*man*ly (?), } a. Of, pertaining to,
resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.
Gen"tle*man*li*ness (?), n. The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly
conduct or manners.
Gen"tle*man*ship, n. The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
Gen"tle*ness, n. The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild,
benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition,
etc.; mildness.
Gen"tle*ship, n. The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.]
Ascham.