n. (O. Eng. Law) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents. The office is now abolished. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
/mhw>, n. [ OE. See Gentry. ] Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]