The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gownman — gownˈman or gownsˈman noun 1. Someone who wears a gown, eg a cleric or lawyer, or esp a member of an English university 2. A civilian (as distinct from a soldier) (historical) • • • Main Entry: ↑gown … Useful english dictionary
Gownsman — Gowns man, Gownman Gown man, n.; pl. { men} ( men). 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-men — Gownsman Gowns man, Gownman Gown man, n.; pl. { men} ( men). 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
