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.
Etymology: ME f. L gentilis f. gens gentis family: see GENS