"gent" meaning in French

See gent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʒɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-gent.wav Forms: gente [feminine], gents [masculine, plural], gentes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French gent, from Latin gentem. Cf. gens. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|gent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French gent, {{inh+|fr|fro|gent}} Inherited from Old French gent, {{inh|fr|la|gens|gentem}} Latin gentem Head templates: {{fr-adj}} gent (feminine gente, masculine plural gents, feminine plural gentes)
  1. (archaic or humorous) nice, pleasant, or noble, speaking of a person or thing Tags: archaic, humorous
    Sense id: en-gent-fr-adj-5mPSeMBM

Noun

IPA: /ʒɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-gent.wav Forms: gens [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French gent, from Latin gentem. Cf. gens. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|gent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French gent, {{inh+|fr|fro|gent}} Inherited from Old French gent, {{inh|fr|la|gens|gentem}} Latin gentem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|gens}} gent f (plural gens)
  1. (archaic) people, nation Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-gent-fr-noun-s1p63liA Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. (archaic) race, species (of animals) Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-gent-fr-noun-IDxkF~fj Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 19 20 45 12 4
  3. (archaic) tribe Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-gent-fr-noun-0i9ODyd5
  4. company, those who are in accompaniment Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gent-fr-noun-7RvI25N6

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