A distinction is sometimes made between sanitarium (a kind of health resort, as in the Battle Creek Sanitarium) and sanatorium (a hospital). However, in America, the term sanatorium was often used throughout the 20th century as a socially acceptable term for psychiatric hospitals.
The traits of a gentleman include: A gentleman is generous with his time, wisdom, and resources. He willingly serves others and extends a hand to those in need. A gentleman possesses a positive outlook on life.
Definition of sir. 1  1a : a man entitled to be addressed as sir âused as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priestb : a man of rank or position. 2  2a âused as a usually respectful form of addressb capitalized âused as a conventional form of address in the salutation of a letter.