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gentlemen-in-waiting

gentlemen-in-waiting is the plural of gentleman-in-waiting.

Meaning of gentleman-in-waiting

Noun

gentleman-in-waiting (plural gentlemen-in-waiting)

  1. (historical) A male attendant or servant in a royal or noble household

Questions about gentlemen-in-waiting

What is gentlemen-in-waiting the plural of?
Gentlemen-in-waiting is the plural of gentleman-in-waiting.

Words near gentlemen-in-waiting in the dictionary

  1. gentlemen's gentlemen
  2. gentlemen's measures
  3. gentlemen's room
  4. gentlemen's rooms
  5. gentlemen-at-arms
  6. gentlemen-in-waiting
  7. gentlemen-pensioners
  8. gentleness
  9. gentlenesses
  10. gentlepeople
  11. gentleperson

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