Word: gentleman
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gen
tle
man
Definition: 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; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
Morphemes:
Affix: gentle
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gentilis
Language: la
Decoded: gentilis
Meaning: of the same family or clan
Affix: man
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An adult male servant.