What does gentlehood mean?
Gentlehood means The state of being of good or gentle birth; good breeding..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state of being of good or gentle birth; good breeding..
There was yet within him the means of repentance, could a locus penitentiæ^([sic]) have been supplied to him. He grieved bitterly over his own ill doings, and knew well what changes gentlehood would have demanded from him.
When we allowed gentlehood to be destroyed, gentle manners, honour, dignity, and such old virtues went too.
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Gentlehood means The state of being of good or gentle birth; good breeding..
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There was yet within him the means of repentance, could a locus penitentiæ^([sic]) have been supplied to him. He grieved bitterly over his own ill doings, and knew well what changes gentlehood would have demanded from him.
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