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nəuˈbɪlɪtɪ сущ.
1) знатность
2) дворянство;
родовая знать( особ. the nobility) ;
дворянин the nobility and gentry nobility ≈ титулованная и нетитулованная аристократия
3) благородство, великодушие;
величие (ума и т. п.) благородство;
великодушие;
величие - * of features благородство облика - * of soul величие души (высшее) дворянство, знать, аристократия - the * (историческое) дворянское сословие титулованное дворянство (в Англии) - * and gentry высшее и низшее /мелкопоместное/ дворянство - patent of * жалованная грамота( о возведении в графское и т. п. достоинство) nobility благородство, великодушие;
величие (ума и т. п.) ~ дворянство;
родовая знать;
the nobility класс дворян;
титулованная аристократия (в Англии;
в отличие от gentry - нетитулованного дворянства) ~ дворянство;
родовая знать;
the nobility класс дворян;
титулованная аристократия (в Англии;
в отличие от gentry - нетитулованного дворянства)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nobility
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noun2) (class) Adel, der* * *see academic.ru/50075/noble">noble* * *no·bil·ity[nə(ʊ)ˈbɪləti, AM noʊˈbɪlət̬i]n no pl▪ the \nobility der Adel* * *[nəU'bIlItI]n no pl1) (= people) (Hoch)adel mnobility of mind/thought — geistiger Adel
* * *nobility [nəʊˈbılətı] s1. fig Adel m, Größe f, Würde f, Vornehmheit f:nobility of soul Seelenadel, -größethe nobility and gentry der hohe und niedere Adel* * *noun2) (class) Adel, der* * *n.Adel nur sing. m.Adelsstand m. -
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gen.try[dʒ'entri] n 1 Brit pequena nobreza. 2 gente de boa família. 3 coll gente, pessoas de um grupo particular. the nobility and gentry depr a nobreza alta e pequena. -
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* * *[no(u)bíliti]nounplemstvo; figuratively plemenitost -
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1. n благородство; великодушие; величие2. n дворянство, знать, аристократия3. n титулованное дворянствоСинонимический ряд:1. aristocracy (noun) aristocracy; elite; gentry; peerage; royalty; ruling class; society2. distinction (noun) distinction; eminence; prestige3. magnificence (noun) dignity; grandeur; greatness; honor; honour; integrity; loftiness; magnificence; majesty; stateliness; virtueАнтонимический ряд:disrepute; meanness; rabble -
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[nə(ʋ)ʹbılıtı] n1. благородство; великодушие; величие2. 1) (высшее) дворянство, знать, аристократияthe nobility - ист. дворянское сословие
2) титулованное дворянство ( в Англии)nobility and gentry - высшее и низшее /мелкопоместное/ дворянство
patent of nobility - жалованная грамота (о возведении в графское и т. п. достоинство)
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n1. (вище) дворянство, знать, аристократія; (the nobility) іст. дворянський стан- nobility and gentry вище та нижче/ дрібнопомісне дворянство- patent of nobility дворянська грамота -
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1) в силе, действующий (о законе, постановлении и т. п.)That traffic regulation hasn't been in force very long. — Эти правила уличного движения действуют недавно.
The law remained in force till 1940. — Этот закон оставался в силе до 1940 года.
2) в разгаре, на полном ходу; в форме, полон сил, энергии; в ударе (тж. in full или great force)These are things to make modern agriculturists hold up their hands and stare but the same mode of cultivation is no yet entirely in desuetude in some distant parts of North Britain, and may be witnessed in full force and exercise in the Zetland Archipelago. (W. Scott, ‘The Monastery’, ch. I) — Все это заставило бы современных агрономов только в недоумении развести руками. Однако этот способ хозяйствования до сих пор не совсем изжит в некоторых отдаленных округах Северной Британии, а на Шетландских островах он в ходу и по сей день.
Latterly Calvert was better... He was in force again. (Th. Carlyle, ‘The Life of John Sterling’, part II, ch. VII) — За последнее время Калверт изменился к лучшему... Опять развил бурную деятельность.
3) толпами, в большом числе; в полном составе; воен. значительными силамиThey had built a sort of grandstand for the nobility and gentry, and these were there in full force, with their ladies. We recognized a good many of them. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 38) — Для дворян соорудили нечто вроде лож, и они уже толпились там вместе со своими дамами. Мы очень многих узнали.
The students turned out in force to that lecture. — На эту лекцию пришло очень много студентов.
The enemy is in force behind the hill. — Противник сосредоточил значительные силы за холмом.
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1) General subject: country gentleman, landholder, landlord, landowner, squire, talukdar3) History: seigneur (в Канаде), farmer (As Konstantin Levin, the virtuous farmer of Anna Karenina, whom Tolstoy put perhaps most of himself into, finds, it was almost impossible to bridge the gap between the nobility and the peasantry.)4) Law: agricultural landlord, lord of manor5) Architecture: laird (в Шотландии), lord of the manor6) Scottish language: laird, laird (владелец наследственного имения)7) leg.N.P. landlord (one of the landed gentry), pomeshchik, pomestchik -
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прил.1. авиа приземлившийся (о самолёте)2. мор. выгруженный (на берег)Claims shall be calculated on the net weight of the sound full bags landed but applied to the whole parcel. — Иски должны быть подсчитаны на основе веса нетто неиспорченных полных мешков, выгруженных на берег, но относиться ко всей партии товара.
3. юр.а) земельныйб) владеющий земельной собственностьюMost of them were the nobility and the landed gentry.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > landed
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f.nobility.* * *1 (cualidad) nobility, honesty, uprightness2 (los nobles) nobility* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) nobility2) (=aristocracia) nobility* * *1) ( clase) nobilitynobleza obliga — (fr hecha) noblesse oblige
2) ( de persona) nobility; ( de material) quality* * *= nobility, peerage.Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.----* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.* * *1) ( clase) nobilitynobleza obliga — (fr hecha) noblesse oblige
2) ( de persona) nobility; ( de material) quality* * *= nobility, peerage.Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.* * *A (clase) nobilitynobleza obliga ( fr hecha); noblesse obligeB1 (de una persona) nobility2 (de un material) quality* * *
nobleza sustantivo femenino
nobility
nobleza sustantivo femenino nobility
' nobleza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grandeza
English:
gentry
- lady
- lord
- nobility
- peerage
- title
* * *nobleza nfnobility;nobleza obliga noblesse oblige* * *f nobility* * *nobleza nf1) : nobility2) honradez: honesty, integrity -
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1) коллект.; устар. the noble class, the gentry, the nobility
2) (избалованность)
lordliness; haughtiness (о манере поведения); high-and-mighty manners мн.* * ** * *the noble class, the gentry, the nobility -
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adj.decent. ( Latin American Spanish)f.1 people (people).toda la gente everyone, everybodyson buena gente they're good peoplegente bien well-to-do peoplegente de bien decent folkgente de la calle ordinary peoplela gente corriente the common peoplela gente guapa the beautiful people, the smart set (peninsular Spanish)gente menuda kids2 folks (informal) (familia).* * *1 people plural3 (personal) staff\gente baja low-class peoplela gente bien peyorativo the well-to-do, the well-offgente de bien honest people* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=personas) people plJuan es buena gente — * Juan is a nice guy *
gente bien — (=los ricos) well-off people, well-to-do people; (=los decorosos) decent people
gente bonita — Méx beautiful people
gente de bien — = gente bien
gente de capa parda — †† country folk
gente de color — coloured people, colored people (EEUU)
gente de la cuchilla — †† butchers pl
gente de medio pelo — people of limited means, common people
¡gente de paz! — (Mil) friend!
gente de pelo — †† well-to-do people
gente de pluma — †† clerks pl, penpushers pl
gente de trato — †† tradespeople
gente gorda — Esp * well-to-do people, rich people
gente guapa, gente linda — LAm beautiful people
gente menuda — children pl
gente natural — CAm Indians pl, natives pl
gente perdida — † riff-raff
don I, 1)gente principal — nobility, gentry
2) Méx (=persona) person3) * (=parientes) family, folks * plmi gente — my family, my folks *
4) (=nación) nation5) (Mil) men pl, troops pl6) (=séquito) retinue7) LAm upper-class people pl2.ADJes muy gente — * Chile he's very decent *; Méx he's very kind
* * *I IIadverbio (Chi, Méx)IIIse portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
1)a) ( personas) people (pl)había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?
como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)
ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)
ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)* * *= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.Ex. The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.----* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.* atraer gente = draw + people.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* caterva de gente = throng of people.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* contador de gente = people counter.* contratar gente = take on + people.* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* gente común = pleb [plebe].* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* gente de color = coloured people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* gente del circo = circus performer.* gente de negocios = business people.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* gente famosa = famous people.* gente influyente = powerful people.* gente, la = public, the.* gente lectora = reading people.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* gente mayor = elderly people.* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.* para alguna gente = to some people.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* pensado para la gente = people-driven.* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* * *I IIadverbio (Chi, Méx)IIIse portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
1)a) ( personas) people (pl)había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?
como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)
ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)
ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)* * *la gente= public, theEx: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.
Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.* atraer gente = draw + people.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* caterva de gente = throng of people.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* contador de gente = people counter.* contratar gente = take on + people.* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* gente común = pleb [plebe].* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* gente de color = coloured people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* gente del circo = circus performer.* gente de negocios = business people.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* gente famosa = famous people.* gente influyente = powerful people.* gente, la = public, the.* gente lectora = reading people.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* gente mayor = elderly people.* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.* para alguna gente = to some people.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* pensado para la gente = people-driven.* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* * *( AmL)1 (de buenas maneras) respectablees una familia muy or bien gente they're a very decent o respectable family2 (amable) kind, good(Chi, Méx): se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to meNótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holidayA(personas) people (pl)había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente there were a lot of/very few/so many people¿qué va a decir la gente? what will people say?tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva I want to meet some new peopleestas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente I'm spending this Christmas with my family o ( colloq) folks¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? how's everyone back home?toda la gente del cine everyone in the movie o film world‹hablar› properlymetido a gente ( Chi fam): es un roto metido a gente he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstartser buena gente to be nice ( o kind etc)son muy buena gente they're very nicees buena gente ( AmL); he's niceCompuestos:la gente bien no actúa de esa manera respectable people don't behave like thatsólo se relaciona con la gente bien she only mixes with the right kind of people o with people of a certain classdonde veranea la gente bien where well-to-do people spend their summer vacation ( AmE), where posh people spend their summer holidays ( BrE humor pej)la gente de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary citizenusa una jerga incomprensible para la gente de a pie he uses jargon which is incomprehensible to the layperson o to the layman o to the man in the street o to the average personla gente linda or ( Esp) guapa the beautiful people (pl)* * *
gente sustantivo femenino◊ Nota:
Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday
había muy poca/tanta gente there were very few/so many people;
gente bien ( de respeto) respectable people;
( adinerada) well-to-do people;
ser buena gente to be nice (o kind etc);
ser gente (AmS) to behave (properly)
■ adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable;
( amable) kind, good
■ adverbio (Chi, Méx):◊ se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me
gente sustantivo femenino
1 people pl
gente menuda, children
2 (familia) folks pl: lo celebrará con su gente, she'll celebrate it with her family
3 (persona) person: ese Manuel es muy mala gente, there's something dodgy about Manuel
♦ Locuciones: LAm ser gente, to be good, kind o respectable
' gente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- aborregar
- agolparse
- alternar
- calaña
- casa
- cuánta
- cuánto
- demás
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desarraigar
- empujar
- enferma
- enfermo
- enjuiciar
- familia
- galería
- haber
- hacinarse
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- infestar
- juego
- lugar
- mayoría
- menuda
- menudo
- multitud
- pelaje
- peña
- poblar
- pulular
- qué
- rebosar
- remolino
- repleta
- repleto
- rozarse
- sesgada
- sesgado
- tipo
- trajín
- vivir
- acomodado
- aglomeración
- ambiente
- apestado
- apiñarse
English:
all
- anxiety
- batch
- body
- busload
- bustling
- circle
- congested
- congregate
- crush
- derive
- disorderly
- draw
- drift
- empathize
- few
- fill
- flock
- folk
- frisk
- gather
- get on
- good
- goodwill
- grating
- half
- handle
- hold back
- hold up
- hover
- humorous
- jam-packed
- join
- like
- lot
- magnificent
- mill about
- mill around
- mob
- most
- nice
- nowadays
- onrush
- onslaught
- outgoing
- overcrowded
- people
- play on
- play upon
- polite
* * *gente1 adj invAm [amable] decent;son muy gente they're very decent folkgente2 nf1. [personas] people;acudió muy poca gente very few people went;toda la gente everyone, everybody;son buena gente they're good people;David es buena gente David is a good guy;CSur Famcomo la gente: hacer algo como la gente to do sth properly;una comida como la gente a decent mealgente bien well-to-do people;gente de bien decent folk;Méx Fam gente bonita beautiful people;gente de la calle ordinary people;Esp Fam gente guapa beautiful people; Andes, RP Fam gente linda beautiful people;gente menuda kidsahora se ve con otra gente she goes around with a different crowd now4.gentes [habitantes] people;las gentes del lugar the local people, the locals* * *f1 people pl ;buena gente good o respectable people pl ;ser buena gente be nice;la gente mayor grown-ups pl ; ancianos elderly people pl, old people pl ;mi gente my family2 L.Am. ( persona) person* * *gente nf1) : people2) : relatives pl, folks pl3)4)ser buena gente : to be nice, to be kind* * *gente n1. (en general) people -
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ср.
1) коллект.;
уст. the noble class, the gentry, the nobility
2) (избалованность) lordliness;
haughtiness (о манере поведения) ;
high-and-mighty manners мн.с.
1. (изнеженность) effeteness;
2. (высокомерие) lordliness, arrogance;
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ср.1) коллект.; устар. the noble class, the gentry, the nobility2) ( избалованность)lordliness; haughtiness (о манере поведения); high-and-mighty manners мн. ч. -
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с.1) собир. (помещики, господа) the gentry, the nobility2) ( избалованность) lordliness; (о манере поведения тж.) haughtiness; high-and-mighty manners pl
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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentry, Charter to the — ▪ Russian history also called Charter to the Nobility , formally Charter for the Rights, Freedoms, and Privileges of the Noble Russian Gentry , Russian Zhalovannaya Gramota Dvoryanstvu (“Given Charter for the Gentry”) , or Gramota Na Prava,… … Universalium
Great Northern War and Norway — The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Russia and Saxony Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721. It started by a coordinated attack on… … Wikipedia
Royal Bath and West of England Society — The Royal Bath and West of England Society is a charitable society founded in 1777 to promote and improve agriculture and related activities around the West Country of England. Based at the Royal Bath and West of England Society Showground near… … Wikipedia
The Maid of Honour — For attendants upon a queen in the royal households, see Maids of Honour The Maid of Honour is a Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, first published in 1632. [Logan and Smith, pp. 102, 108.] It may be Massinger s… … Wikipedia
Jan Kip and Leonard Knyff — The inexorably linked careers of Jan Kip and Leonard Knyff trace a specialty of engraved views of English country houses, represented in minute detail from the bird s eye view that was a long established pictorial convention for topography. Their … Wikipedia
gentry — n. [Eng.] Middle class, people of good position (between the nobility and the vulgar) … New dictionary of synonyms
Gentry — generally refers to people of high social class, especially in the past. The term derives from the Latin gens , meaning a clan or extended family. It has often referred to the class of people who owned land, but its precise meaning has varied… … Wikipedia
Christianity in the 16th century — Main articles: Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation See also: Christianity in the 15th century and Christianity in the 17th century Contents 1 Age of Discovery (1492–1769) 2 Protestant Reformation (1521–1579) … Wikipedia
