Gentry

[Gen·try]

The gentry are the powerful members of society. In the United Kingdom, where there are still kings and queens and dukes and duchesses, the gentry are the people who rank just below the nobility.

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Birth; condition; rank by birth.

Noun
the most powerful members of a society


a.
Birth; condition; rank by birth.

a.
People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry.

a.
Courtesy; civility; complaisance.


Gentry

Gen"try , n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth, nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See Gent, a., Gentle, a.] 1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] "Pride of gentrie." Chaucer.
She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry. Macaulay. 3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
To show us so much gentry and good will.

Birth; condition; rank by birth.

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