In modern use this is a polite form of ‘man’; in former times it referred or was used vocatively to a man of noble birth. In Shakespeare’s plays it occurs in the singular form, as when Juliet says to Romeo: ‘Trust me, gentleman,...

This word is rarely used in modern English, ‘lady’ serving as the usual feminine form of ‘gentleman’. In former times the word was used of a woman of good birth and breeding, especially when she was an attendant on a lady of...

A true gentleman would rather have his clothes torn than mended. (Spanish) It takes three generations to make a 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, analogous to...

Leadership: George W. Bush has suffered more barbs than any president since Richard Nixon. His critics could never display the decency he has shown for more than seven years on the national political stage.He's been called everything from Hitler to an ape. In between there...

The low-level employee herding people into a crowded elevator atop Arrowhead Stadium seemed in a foul mood."It's full," he growled. "Everybody else will either have to wait or take the stairs."But amid the noise and confusion, somebody kept pressing against his back.Finally, with an annoyed...

Last night we asked Bill Clinton whether he was ready to become America’s first male First Lady (OK, first gentleman.) “If the American people are ready to elect [Hillary Clinton], I am," the 61-year-old Mr. Clinton told The Transom. "I’ll do whatever I’m asked to...

Opinionated essay on what a gentleman is like in today's society.