as in gentlemen
an honorable and courteous man
a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War
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So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my grandmommy, Diana Ross.—
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There were more gentlemen that asked for her assistance that evening, Margolyes divulged.—
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“Cavaliers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavaliers. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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