[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gentleman \gen"tleman\, 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.
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   2. one of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
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   3. her. one who bears arms, but has no title.
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   4. the servant of a man of rank.
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            the count's gentleman, one cesario.   --shak.
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   5. a man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the
      plural = citizens; people, in addressing men in popular
      assemblies, etc.
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   note: 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.
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   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
gentlemen gentleman commoner gentleman usher gentleman usher of the black rod gentlemen-at-arms gentlemen pensioners 

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Definition of Gentleman Usher from dictionary.net
...Gentleman usher of the black rod, an usher belonging to the Order of ... we found 1 entry for the meaning of gentleman usher.  . Gentleman \Gen ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/gentleman+usher, score=100, date indexed=November 29, 2005, 7:28 am

Gentleman usher - definition of Gentleman usher by the Free Online Dictionary, ...
...Gentleman Jim. Gentleman Johnny. Gentleman usher. Gentleman usher of ... gentleman's gentleman. gentleman's gentleman. gentleman's gentleman. ... ..
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gentleman%20usher, score=84, date indexed=December 1, 2005, 7:40 am

Office-Holders: Household of Queen Caroline 1727-37
...... Richard Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter 1727-c. 1737. Gentleman Usher of ... Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter 1727-c. 1737. Gentleman Usher Daily ... ..
http://www.history.ac.uk/office/queencaroline_alpha.html, score=80, date indexed=November 10, 2005, 7:01 pm

Office-Holders: Household of Queen Adelaide 1830-37
...Wilson, J. Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter 1830. Gentleman Usher of Privy ... Usher, - Equerry 1830.. Vincent, Andrew A. Gentleman Usher of Privy ... ..
http://www.history.ac.uk/office/queenade_alpha.html, score=69, date indexed=November 9, 2005, 9:15 am

Gentleman usher of the black rod - definition of Gentleman usher of the black ...
...Gentleman Jim. Gentleman Johnny. Gentleman usher. Gentleman usher of ... gentleman's gentleman. gentleman's gentleman. gentleman's gentleman. ... ..
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gentleman%20Usher%20of%20the%20Black%20Rod, score=65, date indexed=December 11, 2005, 1:21 pm

Office-Holders: Household of Frederick Prince of Wales 1729-51 - Alphabetical ...
...... Edmund Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter 1729-1742. Gentleman Usher of ... Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter 1737-51. Extra Gentleman Usher Daily ... ..
http://www.history.ac.uk/office/fred_alpha.html, score=49, date indexed=January 11, 2006, 11:06 pm

Office-Holders: Household of Princess Augusta 1736-72
...Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter 1760-64. Gentleman Usher of Privy Chamber ... Orme, Garton Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter 1736-? Gentleman Usher of ... ..
http://www.history.ac.uk/office/augusta_alpha.html, score=49, date indexed=January 11, 2006, 10:52 am

gentleman usher of the black rod
...The official title is "Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod" and the title ... His deputy is the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod. His equivalent in the ... ..
http://www.yourencyclopedia.net/Gentleman_Usher_of_the_Black_Rod.html, score=46, date indexed=December 6, 2005, 12:10 am

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