Gents vs. Gentleman

Gentsnoun

A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.

Gentsadjective

Men's: intended for use by men.

Gentlemannoun

A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

Gentlemannoun

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

Gentlemannoun

An effeminate or oversophisticated man.

Gentlemannoun

Any man.

Gentlemannoun

An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.

Gentlemannoun

(cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

Gentlemannoun

A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.

Gentlemannoun

One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.

Gentlemannoun

One who bears arms, but has no title.

Gentlemannoun

The servant of a man of rank.

Gentlemannoun

A man, irrespective of condition; - used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.

Gentlemannoun

a man of refinement

Gentlemannoun

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer;

Gentleman

A gentleman (Old French: gentilz hom, gentle + man) is any man of good and courteous conduct. Originally, gentleman was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire and above a yeoman; by definition, the rank of gentleman comprised the younger sons of the younger sons of peers, and the younger sons of a baronet, a knight, and an esquire, in perpetual succession.