Dictionary entry

Gent

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Gent (?), a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.) fr. gentilis. See Genteel.]

1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.

All of a knight was fair and gent. Chaucer.

2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. Spenser.

Her body gent and small. Chaucer.