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gentry

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/

Etymology

From Old French genterie (“noble people collectively; nobility of character or manners”), from gent (“well-born”) + -erie.

  1. derived from genterie

Definitions

  1. Birth

    Birth; condition; rank by birth.

  2. Courtesy

    Courtesy; civility; complaisance.

  3. People of education and good breeding.

    • landed gentry
    • English gentry
    • wealthy gentry
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.

    2. A surname.

    3. A place in the United States

      A place in the United States:

The neighborhood

Derived

gentrify, gentry bush, gentry cove, gentry mort, landed gentry

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA