gentlemanhood

English

Etymology

From gentleman +‎ -hood.

Noun

gentlemanhood (uncountable)

1. The qualities or condition of a gentleman.

   Synonyms: gentlemanship, gentlemanliness

   • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

     The Major would not hear of a year passing before this ceremony of gentlemanhood was gone through

References

• “gentlemanhood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.