Dictionary Editors getting ready for '08?

6june05 | self

[steampower]

If White House goes to a married woman, her husband would be called: the First Gentleman ????

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, /tenth edition defines "Gentleman" as:

A man of noble or gentle birth

A man belonging to the landed gentry

A man who combines gentle birth or rank with CHIVALROUS QUALITIES (italics mine)

A man whose conduct conforms to a high standard of propriety or correct behavior

A man of independent means who does not engage in any occupation or profession for gain

A man who does not engage in a menial occupation or in manual labor for gain

I'm wondering if any Freepers have a suggestion for an adequate defintion of "gentleman" in case Hillary makes it in '08.

[AmishDude]

If White House goes to a married woman, her husband would be called: the First Gentleman ????

I have an idea of what I would call him.

[dirtboy]

I'm wondering if any Freepers have a suggestion for an adequate defintion of "gentleman" in case Hillary makes it in '08.

If Hillary wins in 2008, what to call Slick is going to be the least of my concerns.

[ClearCase_guy]

Condoleeza Rice is not married, so this issue probably won't arise in 2008.

[jigsaw]

Hillary's boy.

[steampower]

Thanks ClearCase but I had in mind something like:

"Gentleman"

A man who knows a few thongs about women.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I'm wondering if any Freepers have a suggestion for an adequate defintion of "gentleman" in case Hillary makes it in '08.

I do, but if I posted it, I'd get banned.:)

[Maceman]

A man who does not engage in a menial occupation or in manual labor for gain

I have to admit that Clinton sufficiently meets this test, and thus squeaks by to qualify for the title "Gentleman."

[Oztrich Boy]

And what pitiful excuse does Webster's Collegiate Dictionary have for excluding graduates of West Point and Annapolis?