Definition of gentry
plural gentries
b
: the condition or rank of a gentleman
2 a
: upper or ruling class : aristocracy
b
: a class whose members are entitled to bear a coat of arms though not of noble rank;
especially
: wealthy landowners having such status
3
: people of a specified class or kind : folks
- no real heroes or heroines among the academic gentry
- —R. G. Hanvey
