gentry

Definitions


[ˈdʒɛntri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- people of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth
(e.g: a member of the landed gentry)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘superiority of birth or rank’): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle)




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