(archaic) A person of high birth.

(fishing) A maggot used as bait by anglers.

A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

(intransitive) To become gentle.

(transitive, obsolete) To ennoble.

(transitive, animal husbandry) To break; to tame; to domesticate.

(transitive) To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.

Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.

Docile and easily managed.

Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

Polite and respectful rather than rude.

(archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.