Part 4763

<h1>Gentile</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"tile</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the <i>Jews</i>; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Denoting a race or country; <as>as, a <ex>gentile</ex> noun or adjective</as>.</def>

<h1>Gentile-falcon</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"tile-fal`con</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Falcon-gentil</er>.</def>

<h1>Gentilesse</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen`ti*lesse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>gentilesse</ets>, <ets>gentelise</ets>, F. <ets>gentillesse</ets>. See <er>Gentle</er>. <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Gentilish</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"til*ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Heathenish; pagan.</def>

<h1>Gentilism</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"til*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gentilisme</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Tribal feeling; devotion to one's <i>gens</i>.</def>

<h1>Gentilitial, Gentilitious</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw><hw>Gen`ti*li"tial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Gen`ti*li"tious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gentilitius</ets>. See <er>Gentile</er>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Peculiar to a people; national.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hereditary; entailed on a family.</def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Gentility</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen*til"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gentilitas</ets> the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. <ets>gentilit\'82</ets> heathenism. See <er>Gentile</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Good extraction; dignity of birth.</def>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<blockquote>He . . . mines my <b>gentility</b> with my education. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir J. Davies.</i>