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gentilesse definition

gen·ti·lesse (jen′ti les′)

noun

Archaic good breeding and courteous behavior

Etymology: ME < OFr gentillise < gentil: see gentle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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