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gentry

gen·try [ jéntree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. upper classes: the group of people who make up the upper social classes

2. English social class: the English social class that ranks just below the aristocracy and consists of families who are not of noble birth but are entitled to have a coat of arms

3. people: people of a particular kind
the fur-clad gentry who live there

[14th century. < Old French genterie "nobility" < gentil (see gentle)]
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