(UK, military, historical) An enlisted male soldier suited through education and social background to be a commissioned officer.
(UK, military, historical) An enlisted male soldier suited through education and social background to be a commissioned officer.
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(chiefly, _, historical) 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; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
(UK, education, historical) At the University of Oxford, a student paying higher fees and ranking above commoners, but below noblemen.
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
(chiefly, Britain) A valet or a man's personal manservant.
A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.