gentry

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see also: Gentry

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Pronunciation

• enPR: jĕnʹtrē, IPA: /ˈdʒɛntɹi/

Noun

gentry

1. Birth; condition; rank by birth.
2. Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
3. People of education and good breeding.
4. (British) In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.

Synonyms

• the quality, the Quality

Related terms

• gentrification

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Gentry

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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