-nzmən noun
( plural gownsmen )
: one that wears a gown:
a. archaic : one that wears the dress of peace : civilian
military men are seldom disposed to take counsel with gownsmen on military matters — T.B.Macaulay
b. : one that wears a professional, official, or scholastic habit (as a lawyer, clergyman, or member of a university)
the distance between the gownsmen and the townsmen — Charles Lamb
c. Scotland : beadsman 2b