...comprised all above yeomen, whereby noblemen are truly called gentlemen. In a narrower sense, a gentleman is generally defined to be " one who, without any...coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen ; and by the coat that a gentleman giveth, he is known to be, or not, descended from those of his name...

...comprised all above yeomen, whereby noblemen are truly called gentlemen. In a narrower sense, a gentleman is generally defined to be " one who, without any...coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen ; and by the coat that a gentleman giveth, he is known to be, or not, descended from those of his name...

...whereby noblemen nre truly called gentlemen. Smith de RI-J>. Any. lib. 1, c. 20, 21. A gentleman is defined to be one who, without any title, bears a coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen ; and by the coat that a gentleman giveth, lie is known to be, or not to be, descended from those of...

...man above the social rank of yeoman, including noblemen; in a more limited sense, a man who without a title bears a coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen ; one of the class holding a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. Ryght noble prince, this...

...these testators take the style — Gentleman. A gentleman in England in the time of Elizabeth has been defined to be " one who without any title, bears a coat of Arms and is known to be descended from ancient families that have always borne a coat of arms." Henry and...

...these testators take the style — Gentleman. A gentleman in England in the time of Elizabeth has been defined to be " one who without any title, bears a coat of Arms and is known to be descended from ancient families that have always borne a coat of arms." Henry and...

...these testators take the style — Gentleman. A gentleman in England in the time of Elizabeth has been defined to be " one who without any title, bears a coat of Anns and is known to be descended from ancient families that have always borne a coat of arms." Henry...

...good social position. Every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending noblemen. A man who, without a title, bears a coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen. A man of good breeding, politeness, and civil manners," etc., etc. "Ah," thought I, "take a back seat,...

...man of good birth ; every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending noblemen ; a man who, without a title, bears a coat of arms ; or whose ancestors have been freemen ; a man of good breeding and politeness, as distinguished from the vulgar and clownish ; a man in a...

...edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, in 1856, the term gentleman was no longer restricted to someone "who without any title, bears a coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen"; rather, the designation extended "to all persons above the rank of common tradesmen when their manners...