| 1. | an agreement that, although unenforceable at law, is binding as a matter of personal honor. |
| 2. | an unwritten agreement by a socially prominent clique, private club, etc., to discriminate against or refuse to accept members of certain religious, racial, national, or other groups. |
| gen·tle·man's agreement or gen·tle·men's agreement (jěn'tl-mənz) n. An agreement guaranteed only by the pledged word or unspoken understanding of the parties. |