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ON GENTLEHOBBITS:
The word is a clear derivative of "gentlemen", which really says nothing other than that Bilbo and Frodo were land owners, or (in a more modern sense) that they were kind and courtious folk. Gentlehobbit is not a title of nobility, any more than saying "madam" is part of addressing a queen.
Iarwain
[ May 11, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]
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