adj. & n.
adj. 1 (Gentile) not Jewish; heathen. 2 of or relating to a nation or tribe. 3 Gram. (of a word) indicating nationality.
n. 1 (Gentile) a person who is not Jewish. 2 Gram. a word indicating nationality.
[ ME f. L gentilis f. gens gentis family: see GENS ]