- gentry, the
- [ˈdʒentri]noun [plural]people from a high social class
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gentry — n. the landed; local gentry * * * [ dʒentrɪ] local gentry the landed … Combinatory dictionary
gentry — noun (plural) old fashioned people who belong to a high social class: the landed gentry (=the gentry who own land) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
