gentiluomo — meaning in English

English meaning

• gallant adj Brave and honorable, especially in the face of danger.
• gentleman noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
• squire noun Historically, a young nobleman who served and assisted a knight.

Senses

gentiluomo is used for these senses in English:

• gallant Honorable.
• gentleman Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
• gentleman (chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
• squire A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
• squire A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.

gallant — full definition

1. adj Brave and honorable, especially in the face of danger.
2. adj Polite and attentive toward women, in an old-fashioned, chivalrous way.
3. noun A man who is polite, attentive, and chivalrous toward women.

gentleman — full definition

1. noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
2. noun (formal or polite) A man, used respectfully regardless of manners.
3. noun Historically, a man of respectable birth or means who did not need to work for a living.

Related Italian words