- gentleman-commoner
- noun (plural gentlemen-commoners) Date: 1687 any of a privileged class of commoners formerly required to pay higher fees than ordinary commoners at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge
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Gentleman commoner — Gentleman Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentleman-commoner — /jen tl meuhn kom euh neuhr/, n., pl. gentlemen commoners. (formerly) a member of a class of commoners enjoying special privileges at Oxford University. [1680 90] * * * … Universalium
gentleman-commoner — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural gentlemen commoners) : one of a privileged class of commoners formerly required to pay higher fees than ordinary commoners at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge … Useful english dictionary
Gentleman — Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or refined… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentleman usher — Gentleman Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentleman usher of the black rod — Gentleman Gen tle*man, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. [1913 Webster] 2. One of gentle or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commoner — n. 1. One of the commons, or common people, untitled person. 2. Student not on a foundation, gentleman commoner (Oxford), pensioner (Cambridge) … New dictionary of synonyms
Gentleman — (engl., spr. Dschentelmän, Plur. Gentlemen), in England Jeder, der eine Stellung zwischen dem hohen Adel u. der arbeitenden Klasse einnimmt, überhaupt jeder gebildete Mann von gesellschaftlichem Takt u. ehrenwerthem Charakter; in der Mehrzahl… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Gentleman — The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis , belonging to a race or gens , and man , cognate with the French word gentilhomme and the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo ), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of good family,… … Wikipedia
gentleman — gentlemanlike, adj. /jen tl meuhn/, n., pl. gentlemen. 1. a man of good family, breeding, or social position. 2. (used as a polite term) a man: Do you know that gentleman over there? 3. gentlemen, (used as a form of address): Gentlemen, please… … Universalium
