People whose income is generated from the management of their estate or finances. A gentleman. The way I learned, gentlemen could support themselves from the f

People whose income is generated from the management of their estate or finances. A gentleman. The way I learned, gentlemen could support themselves from the fruits of their investments alone and did not need to labor to afford their expenses. You didn't need to have great wealth to be a gentleman, but you couldn't afford to rise in your station without it.