† gentleryn.

Forms: Middle English genteleri, Middle English gentelrie, Middle English gentelrye, Middle English gentelye (perhaps transmission error), Middle English gentilre, Middle English gentilrye, Middle English gentlore, Middle English 1600s gentilrie, Middle English–1500s gentlery.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentle adj., -ry suffix.

Etymology: < gentle adj. + -ry suffix. With sense 2 compare gentry n. 4a.

Obsolete.

1. The condition or quality of being a gentleman. Also: the characteristics traditionally associated with high social standing; courtesy; honour; refinement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness

gentlerya1275

gentlemanship1541

gentlemanry1550

gentlemanliness1565

gentleshipa1568

gentlemanhood1767

gentlewomanliness1808

gentlewomanhood1853

a1275 (?c1200) Prov. Alfred (Trin. Cambr.) (1955) 134 Þuru wis lore & genteleri, he amendit huge companie.

c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 36 (MED) Þi fader, Of whom is al gentilrie [c1400 Simeon genterise] and cortesye sprongen.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Hengwrt) (1877) §462 O manere gentilrye [c1440 BL Add. 35286 gentelrye] is for to preise that apparayleth mannes corage with vertues.

a1500 Sidrak & Bokkus (Trin. Cambr.) in Parergon (1987) 5 83 ‘Gentilheed, what may that bee?’ ‘Gentilrie, that is powere And ricches..Of londe, of rente, and of fee, And comyn is of antiquitee’.

2. People of gentle birth or rank; the class to which they belong; = gentry n. 4a. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun]

gentle bloodc1300

genta1425

gentrya1525

gentility1583

gallantry1609

gentlery1609

second nobles1625

1537 tr. Original & Sprynge All Sectes f. 24^v At the begynnynge was the order fre for euery man, and an hospitall of the poore, but now hath the gentlery bytten out the poore.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xiv. vi. 13 The Nobilitie and Gentilrie.

Compounds

gentlery-man n. rare a gentleman.

ΚΠ

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 127 If we be poore..We ar so hamyd, Fortaxed and ramyd, We ar mayde handtamyd With thyse gentlery-men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	gentlery
释义	† gentleryn. Forms: Middle English genteleri, Middle English gentelrie, Middle English gentelrye, Middle English gentelye (perhaps transmission error), Middle English gentilre, Middle English gentilrye, Middle English gentlore, Middle English 1600s gentilrie, Middle English–1500s gentlery. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentle adj., -ry suffix. Etymology: < gentle adj. + -ry suffix. With sense 2 compare gentry n. 4a. Obsolete. 1. The condition or quality of being a gentleman. Also: the characteristics traditionally associated with high social standing; courtesy; honour; refinement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness gentlerya1275 gentlemanship1541 gentlemanry1550 gentlemanliness1565 gentleshipa1568 gentlemanhood1767 gentlewomanliness1808 gentlewomanhood1853 a1275 (?c1200) Prov. Alfred (Trin. Cambr.) (1955) 134 Þuru wis lore & genteleri, he amendit huge companie. c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 36 (MED) Þi fader, Of whom is al gentilrie [c1400 Simeon genterise] and cortesye sprongen. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Hengwrt) (1877) §462 O manere gentilrye [c1440 BL Add. 35286 gentelrye] is for to preise that apparayleth mannes corage with vertues. a1500 Sidrak & Bokkus (Trin. Cambr.) in Parergon (1987) 5 83 ‘Gentilheed, what may that bee?’ ‘Gentilrie, that is powere And ricches..Of londe, of rente, and of fee, And comyn is of antiquitee’. 2. People of gentle birth or rank; the class to which they belong; = gentry n. 4a. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] gentle bloodc1300 genta1425 gentrya1525 gentility1583 gallantry1609 gentlery1609 second nobles1625 1537 tr. Original & Sprynge All Sectes f. 24^v At the begynnynge was the order fre for euery man, and an hospitall of the poore, but now hath the gentlery bytten out the poore. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xiv. vi. 13 The Nobilitie and Gentilrie. Compounds gentlery-man n. rare a gentleman. ΚΠ a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 127 If we be poore..We ar so hamyd, Fortaxed and ramyd, We ar mayde handtamyd With thyse gentlery-men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1275
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