gentrice

[ jen-tris ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. gentility; high birth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gentrice¹

1175–1225; Middle English gentrise < Old French genterise, alteration of gentelise, equivalent to gentil gentle + -ise -ice

Example Sentences

Well, she took the goodman to the castle, though a dumb dog he is among gentrice, and the trip must have been little to his taste.

From Project Gutenberg

There was, first, the belief in “gentrice,” in a natural difference of kind between men of coat armour and men without it.

From Project Gutenberg