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GENTRY
gentry, aristocracy
(noun) the most powerful members of a society
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gentry (countable and uncountable, plural gentries)
Birth; condition; rank by birth.
Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
People of education and good breeding.
(British) In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.
Synonyms
• the quality, the Quality
Proper noun
Gentry
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"try, n. Etym: [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. Shak.
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. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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