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second gentleman

[ sek-uhnd jen-tl-muhn ]

noun

, plural sec·ond gen·tle·men.
  1. Often Second Gentleman. the husband of the U.S. vice president, or the husband of a current state or local official ranking immediately below the governor or mayor:

    America's first Second Gentleman.

  2. Often Second Gentleman. the husband of the second-ranking government official of any country.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of second gentleman1

First recorded in 1980–85

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