in this adjective for an elegant & gracious gentleman; it comes from the French for "of good family"
[DOC] [TLE] Words Beginning With G / Words Starting with G [PAR] To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to 
gain a ..... Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the Gallican 
church or clergy.