/jen til"i tee/ , n.
1. good breeding or refinement.
2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
3. the status of belonging to polite society.
4. members of polite society collectively.
[ 1300-50; ME gentilite gentilitat- (s. of gentilitas ), equiv. to gentil ( is ) (see GENTLE) + -itat- -ITY ]
Syn. 1. polish, grace, decorum, propriety.