Gentlemen of the round Meaning, Definition & Usage

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1. . (a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds . See 10 (a), above. (b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. Obs.

   Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers do what they can. B. Jonson.