gentry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/
- (US) audio
- jĕnʹtrē
Etymology
From Old French genterie (“noble people collectively; nobility of character or manners”), from gent (“well-born”) + -erie.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Birth; condition; rank by birth.
- (countable, uncountable) Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
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(countable, uncountable) People of education and good breeding.
landed gentry
She wrote novels about the rural gentry.
The manor was owned by the local gentry.
English gentry
wealthy gentry
- (UK, countable, uncountable) In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gentries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gentry bush · gentry cove · gentry mort · gentrify · landed gentry
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Synonyms
Translations (23)
ka კეთილშობილნი (people of education and good breeding) · cmn 仕紳 /仕绅 (people between nobility and yeomanry) · cs panstvo (people between nobility and yeomanry) · fi sivistyneisyys (courtesy, civility) · de Bildungsbürgertum (people of education and good breeding) · ka ზრდილობა (courtesy, civility) · cmn 縉紳 /缙绅 (people between nobility and yeomanry) · it borghesia (people between nobility and yeomanry) · fi herrasväki (people of education and good breeding) · ka ცივილურობა (courtesy, civility) · pl gentry (courtesy, civility) · cs nižší šlechta (people between nobility and yeomanry) · ka აზნაურობა (people between nobility and yeomanry) · pl gentry (rank by birth) · cmn 士紳 /士绅 (people between nobility and yeomanry) · de Oberschicht (rank by birth) · pl gentry (people between nobility and yeomanry) · hu dzsentri (courtesy, civility) · fi syntyperä (rank by birth) · pl gentry (people of education and good breeding) · hu dzsentri (people between nobility and yeomanry) · hu dzsentri (people of education and good breeding) · hu dzsentri (rank by birth)