There was a movie a few years back titled "Remains of the Day" in which a  
butler (Anthony Hopkins) drove across England in a vain attempt to re-hire a  
former servant he liked very much. He drove the manor car and stopped in a small 
 tavern for the night, only to be mistaken by the proprietor as "a gentleman" 
and  quietly corrected. I found the whole exchange baffling, but figure the 
term was  intended for the upper class of England. 
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.