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.
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.