Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Gent /jĕnt/ · IPA /d͡ʒɛnt/ 01 a. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. 1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.[Obs.] “All of a knight [who] was fair and gent.” — Chaucer. 2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant.[Obs.] “Her body gent and small.” — Chaucer.