Definition of gentry
gentries
1a obsolete : the qualities appropriate to a person of gentle (see 1gentle 1a) birth; especially : courtesyb : the condition or rank of a gentleman
2a : upper or ruling class : aristocracyb : 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
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Examples of gentry in a Sentence
poor tenant farmers working for landed gentry
the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth
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: people of high social status
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