Artnet news: Portrait of a gentleman, seated, profile to the right, his hair en queue, in figured frock coat and breeches
Portrait of a gentleman, seated, profile to the right, his hair en queue, in figured frock coat and breeches
Artnet news: A gentleman, in profile to the left, wearing blue coat, black waistcoat, white chemise and tied black stock, his hair worn en queue
A gentleman, in profile to the left, wearing blue coat, black waistcoat, white chemise and tied black stock, his hair worn en queue
The meaning of GENTLEMAN is a man of noble or gentle birth. How to use gentleman in a sentence.
GENTLEMAN definition: a man of good family, breeding, or social position. See examples of gentleman used in a sentence.
Originally, gentleman was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire and above a yeoman; by definition, the rank of gentleman comprised the younger sons of the younger sons of peers, and the younger sons of a baronet, a knight, and an esquire, in perpetual succession.
gentleman, in English history, a man entitled to bear arms but not included in the nobility. In its original and strict sense the term denoted a man of good family, deriving from the Latin word gentilis and invariably translated in English -Latin documents as generosus.
GENTLEMAN definition: 1. a polite way of talking to or referring to a man: 2. a man who is polite and behaves well…. Learn more.
- a man of good family, breeding, or social position. 2. (used as a polite term) a man: the gentleman in the tweed suit. 3. gentlemen, (used as a form of address): Gentlemen, please come this way. 4. a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man. 5. a male personal servant; valet.