You left out the "E" I thought Yoeman were beefeaters, that's what they are in England. -----Original Message----- From: Lonny J. Watro <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, July 10, 1999 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [VAALBEMA-L] term of "Gentleman" in old documents >I have also read that a "Gentleman" was one who was weathy enough to have >hired help. Therefore, he did not have to do any manual labor. This >separated him from the Yoman class. Did I spell that right? It just does't >look right to me. What do I know? I'm a mathematician and can't spell worth >a darn. Please, don't bust my chops on that one. :-) > >Lonny > >> >> "Gentleman" in the general since meant the character was of good >> standing, a land owner thus also a tax payer, a respected member of the >> community. >> > > >==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== >REMINDER: Please send replies to the list, not just to the original poster. Other members may benefit from the data that you provide. > >