Gownsman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gownsman is a noun meaning One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
Meaning
One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
More Meanings
- (archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
Example Sentences
The two gownsmen lowered the rigid body. It lay straight as a board, supported by no more than its head on the chair-back, and its heels on the ground.
Word Forms
- gownsmen
- gownman
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gownman, gown, gownd, gownmaking, gite, gintlemen.
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