"gentleman's gentleman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gentleman's gentlemen [plural], gentlemen's gentlemen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|gentleman's gentlemen|gentlemen's gentlemen}} gentleman's gentleman (plural gentleman's gentlemen or gentlemen's gentlemen)
  1. (chiefly British) A valet or a man's personal manservant. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-gentleman's_gentleman-en-noun-Jncd~D8L Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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