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Word: Gentry
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘superiority of birth or rank’): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛntri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
people of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth
Short Definition:people of good social position
Examples:- a member of the landed gentry
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