Than gentillesse of thyne auncesters, that forayne is to thee, maketh thee not gentil, but ungentil and reproved, and-if thou continuest not their gentilesse.
To doon of gentillesse the faire offyce; They mighte do no vileinye or vyce.
Thy gentillesse cometh fro god allone; Than comth our verray gentillesse of grace, It was no-thing biquethe us with our place.
Who shal me yeven teres to compleyne The deeth of gentillesse and of fraunchyse, That al the world welded in his demeyne, 3855 And yit him thoughte it mighte nat suffyse?
But for ye speken of swich gentillesse As is descended out of old richesse, 1110 That therfore sholden ye be gentil men, Swich arrogance is nat worth an hen.
And he hath lever talken with a page (20) Than to comune with any gentil wight Ther he mighte lerne gentillesse aright.
For gentillesse nis but renomee Of thyne auncestres, for hir heigh bountee, 1160 Which is a strange thing to thy persone.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gentillesse" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
