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gentry
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[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
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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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