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gentleperson

[ jen-tl-pur-suhn ]

noun

  1. a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.


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Gender Note

See -person.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gentleperson1

First recorded in 1970–75; gentle(man) + -person
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They reach a gentleperson’s agreement to “pair” their votes if one of the senators will be absent.

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The gentleperson should read "The Plot Against America".

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Tragically, that gentleperson's agreement has fallen apart along with the gentlemanliness that once characterized discourse in Congress.

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U.S. lawmakers had a gentleperson’s agreement to keep their disagreements to themselves when they were overseas.

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The prospect of changing this to “officer and a gentleperson” did not pass muster. There was no clear alternative to manhole either, Thiessen says.

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