† ˈgentman Obs.
Also jentman.
Shortened form of gentleman: cf. gemman. Hence gentmanly = gentlemanly (in quot. adv.).
| a 1553 Udall Royster D. iii. ii. (Arb.) 41 It is gentmanly spoken..But what gentman is it, I pray you tell me plaine, That woweth so finely? Ibid. iii. iii. 44 Bawawe what ye say (ko I) of such a ientman. |