GENTLEMEN
Definition of GENTLEMEN
-
A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
"Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself."
-
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
-
An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
"Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?"
-
Possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
-
A lavatory intended for use by men, often including urinals in addition to toilets.
-
Other rooms intended for use by men, as waiting rooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
Source: Wiktionary