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gentry mort

gentry mort noun: a gentlewoman; a lady.

Noun

gentry mort (plural gentry morts)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A gentlewoman; a lady.
    • No gentry mort hath prats like thine, / No cove e'er wap'd with such a one.1707, John Shirley, “The Maunder's Praise of his Strowling Mort”, in The Triumph of Wit
    • Chastity sighed in profound relief. To know a gentry mort like this was the most wondrous event of her life, and she craved her approval more than she did God's.2006, Sally Watson, The Outrageous Oriel

Forms of gentry mort

pluralgentry morts

Questions about gentry mort

What does gentry mort mean?
Gentry mort means a gentlewoman; a lady.
What part of speech is gentry mort?
Gentry mort is a noun.
What is the plural of gentry mort?
The plural of gentry mort is gentry morts.

Words near gentry mort in the dictionary

  1. Gentry County
  2. gentry cove
  3. gentry cove's ken
  4. gentry cove's kens
  5. gentry coves
  6. gentry mort
  7. gentry morts
  8. gents
  9. gents'
  10. Gentu
  11. Gentue

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