Father
Gentleman
Gentleman noun - A man of high birth or social position.
Father and gentleman are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Father" instead a noun "Gentleman".
Nearby Word: gentlemanly
Both words in one sentence
- In the backstory which lead to Dantes' imprisonment, Franz d'Epinay's father, a Royalist, was caught infiltrating the group of pro-Napoleon soldiers Nortier belonged to and seeing that d'Epinay was a fellow gentleman, Nortier allowed him to duel to the death instead of simply killing him outright.
Source: Officer and a Gentleman - In military situations, it is especially likely to occur when the Officer and a Gentleman or A Father to His Men must insist on it for his troops (see The Men First), but can also occur between those of equal rank.
Source: Greater Need Than Mine -
Let us not forget that his father, James Hamilton, may not even have been his father at all (the honor may go to a gentleman by the name of Thomas Stevens).
Source: Dark and Troubled Past
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