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		kwhitefoot on June 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We are publishing the tax secrets of the .001% Off topic, just for your information: gentile in English is not the same word as in, for example, French. The English word means not-Jewish whereas I think you probably meant gentle which has an archaic meaning of noble. See https://www.lexico.com/definition/gentle

filoeleven on June 8, 2021 | [–]

The modern equivalent (though it is not often encountered either) is “genteel”, which I think roughly mimics the French pronunciation of the original word, but with a hard “g”. Sure looks like a cognate to me.

lumost on June 8, 2021 | [–]

Great Callout! I've updated the text to reflect the correct word.

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