I. ˈjent adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin genitus, past. participle of gignere to beget — more at kin
1. archaic : graceful , pretty , elegant
2. obsolete : of gentle birth : noble
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: short for gentleman
: man , fellow , guy
a big shaggy gent with broad shoulders and a lot of rampant black hair — E.C.Marston
was easier to be a vagabond than a landed gent with no land — Claud Cockburn