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gentleman-pensioner

gentleman-pensioner noun: a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a bodyguard to the British monarch.

Noun

gentleman-pensioner (plural gentleman-pensioners or gentlemen-pensioners)

  1. (obsolete) A member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a bodyguard to the British monarch.

Forms of gentleman-pensioner

pluralgentleman-pensioners
pluralgentlemen-pensioners

Questions about gentleman-pensioner

What does gentleman-pensioner mean?
Gentleman-pensioner means a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a bodyguard to the British monarch.
What part of speech is gentleman-pensioner?
Gentleman-pensioner is a noun.
What is the plural of gentleman-pensioner?
The plural of gentleman-pensioner is gentleman-pensioners.

Words near gentleman-pensioner in the dictionary

  1. gentleman's sweep
  2. gentleman-at-arms
  3. gentleman-commoner
  4. gentleman-in-waiting
  5. gentleman-like
  6. gentleman-pensioner
  7. gentleman-pensioners
  8. gentlemanhood
  9. gentlemanish
  10. gentlemanism
  11. gentlemanize

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