Gent (?), a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.) fr. gentilis. See Genteel.]
1.
Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.
[Obs.]
All of a knight [who] was fair and gent.
Chaucer.
2.
Neat; pretty; fine; elegant.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Her body gent and small.
Chaucer.
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