gentry

  • 31gentry — /jen tree/, n. 1. wellborn and well bred people. 2. (in England) the class below the nobility. 3. an upper or ruling class; aristocracy. 4. those who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, esp. those owning large… …

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  • 32gentry — Synonyms and related words: Everyman, John Doe, Public, absolute, aristocracy, better sort, body politic, bona fide, citizenry, common man, commonwealth, community, community at large, cream, elite, estate, everybody, everyman, everyone,… …

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  • 33Gentry — Original name in latin Gentry Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 36.26758 latitude 94.48466 altitude 380 Population 3158 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 34Gentry — Gen|try* [ dʒɛntri] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. gentry, dies über altfr. genterise, gentelise zu lat. gentilis, vgl. ↑gentil> niederer engl. Adel …

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  • 35gentry — gen|try [ dʒentri ] noun singular an old word for someone from a high social class: the landed gentry …

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  • 36gentry — A term applied to the stratum immediately below the aristocracy (see upper class ) in the social hierarchy of late medieval and early modern Britain. Untitled, the gentry were an intermediate grouping whose wealth lay in landholding, mineral… …

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  • 37gentry — [ dʒɛntri] noun (the gentry) people of good social position, specifically the class next below the nobility. Origin ME (in the sense superiority of birth or rank ): from Anglo Norman Fr. genterie, based on gentil (see gentle1) …

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  • 38Gentry — Sp Džeñtris Ap Gentry L JAV: apyg. (Misūrio v ja), mst. (Arkanzaso v ja) …

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  • 39gentry — UK [ˈdʒentrɪ] / US noun [singular] an old word for people from a high social class the landed gentry …

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  • 40gentry — gen•try [[t]ˈdʒɛn tri[/t]] n. 1) wellborn and well bred people 2) why (in England) the class below the nobility 3) why an upper or ruling class; aristocracy 4) people, esp. considered as a specific group, class, or kind; folks: the hockey… …

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