gentrice

American  

[jen-tris] / ˈdʒɛn trɪs /

noun

Archaic.

1. gentility; high birth.

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Etymology

Origin of gentrice

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

Example Sentences

“Great landlords and sporting gentrice who lived in London or the Riviera most of the year … joined glad hands with a half-baked Celticism which objected to selling any water power to the southern countries of Scotland,” he later recalled.

From The Guardian

Gentrice, 130, 2757, Gentriß, 2790. courtesy, nobleness.

From Project Gutenberg

Did ever you hear that gentrice put money in folk’s pockets?”

From Project Gutenberg

I don't hold with gentrice, who fetch their drink from London instead of helping local traders to get their living.”

From Project Gutenberg

The man who kept the ferry-house was often enough in the custom of staying up all night to meet belated boats from Kilcatrine; we were gentrice and good customers, so he composed himself in a lug chair and dovered in a little room opening off ours, while we sat fingering the book.

From Project Gutenberg