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gentry (noun)

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  • gentry — ► NOUN (the gentry) ▪ people of good social position, specifically the class next below the nobility. ORIGIN Old French genterie, from gentil high born, noble …   English terms dictionary

  • gentry — noun (plural) old fashioned people who belong to a high social class: the landed gentry (=the gentry who own land) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gentry — noun (plural gentries) Etymology: Middle English gentrie, alteration of gentrise Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete the qualities appropriate to a person of gentle birth; especially courtesy b. the condition or rank of a gentleman 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gentry — noun a) Birth; condition; rank by birth. b) Courtesy; civility; complaisance. Syn: the quality, the Quality See Also: gentrification …   Wiktionary

  • gentry — gen|try [ dʒentri ] noun singular an old word for someone from a high social class: the landed gentry …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gentry — [ dʒɛntri] noun (the gentry) people of good social position, specifically the class next below the nobility. Origin ME (in the sense superiority of birth or rank ): from Anglo Norman Fr. genterie, based on gentil (see gentle1) …   English new terms dictionary

  • gentry — UK [ˈdʒentrɪ] / US noun [singular] an old word for people from a high social class the landed gentry …   English dictionary

  • gentry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See nobility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nobility, high society, upper class; see aristocracy . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. aristocracy, upper class, *upper crust, nobility, gentlefolk, elite. IV… …   English dictionary for students

  • gentry, the — [ˈdʒentri] noun [plural] people from a high social class …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • gentry — /ˈdʒɛntri / (say jentree) noun 1. people of good social standing. 2. British the class below the nobility. {Middle English, from gent noble + ry} …  

  • landed gentry — noun the gentry who own land (considered as a class) • Syn: ↑squirearchy • Hypernyms: ↑gentry, ↑aristocracy …   Useful english dictionary

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