gentlemen's

== English == === Alternative forms === Gentlemen's === Etymology === Clipping of gentlemen's room, originally a waiting room for men but by the first attestation of gentlemen's in general use as a euphemism for a men's lavatory. === Noun === gentlemen's (plural gentlemen's) possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen. (informal euphemistic) Synonym of men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:bathroom ==== Coordinate terms ==== ladies' === References === "gentleman, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1898), Oxford: Oxford University Press.