Gentleman
The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, cognate with the French word gentilhomme, the Spanish Caballero, the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo and the Portuguese gentil-homem), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of the lowest rank of the English gentry, standing below an esquire and above a yeoman.
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Famous quotes containing the word gentleman:
“Being a gentleman is the number one priority, the chief question integral to our national life.”
—Edward Fox (b. 1934)
“What, this gentleman will out-talk us all.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The worst thing I can say about democracy is that it has tolerated the Right Honourable Gentleman for four and a half years.”
—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)