gentry
[ jen-tree ]
/ ˈdʒɛn tri /
noun
wellborn and well-bred people.
(in England) the class below the nobility.
an upper or ruling class; aristocracy.
those who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, especially those owning large tracts of land.
(used with a plural verb) people, especially considered as a specific group, class, or kind: The polo crowd doesn't go there, but these hockey gentry do.
the state or condition of being a gentleman.
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Words nearby gentry
gentoo penguin, gentrice, gentrification, gentrified, gentrify, gentry, gents', genu, genual, genucubital position, genuflect
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gentry
/ (ˈdʒɛntrɪ) /
noun
persons of high birth or social standing; aristocracy
British persons just below the nobility in social rank
informal, often derogatory people, esp of a particular group or kind
Word Origin for gentry
C14: from Old French genterie, from gentil gentle
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