adjective
    
    formal :depending on something else that might or might not happen - usually + on or upon
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -gents
    
    [count] a group of people who go to a place together, do something together, or share some quality, interest, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    a group of soldiers who come from a particular army and are working together with soldiers from other armies