GOWNMAN

Etymology

Noun

gownman (plural gownmen)

Archaic form of gownsman.

Source: Wiktionary


Gowns"man, Gown"man (, n.; pl. -men (-men).

Definition: One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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