gentry
IPA: dʒˈɛntri
noun
- Birth; condition; rank by birth.
- Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
- People of education and good breeding.
- (Britain) In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.
- A surname.
- A place in the United States:
- A city in Benton County, Arkansas.
- A village in Gentry County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Potter County, Texas.
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Examples of "gentry" in Sentences
- Many of the gentry sought protection in the old castles.
- The literati were accorded gentry status based on lineage.
- This was done to encourage the support of the country gentry.
- He subsequently gained the loyalty of part of the lesser gentry.
- These were the sons of noblemen or important members of the gentry.
- The meat produced was mostly the preserve of the gentry and nobility.
- During the 18th century the village was dominated by the landed gentry.
- During the 18th century, the village was dominated by the landed gentry.
- The gentry began to vacate Poplar for the healthier climes east of London.
- These were generally the sons of noblemen or important members of the gentry.
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