gentricen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛntrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛntrəs/, Scottish English

/ˈdʒɛntrᵻs/

Forms: Middle English genitrise, Middle English genterise, Middle English gentiresse, Middle English gentries, Middle English gentriese, Middle English gentriose, Middle English gentrise, Middle English ientryse, Middle English jentrys, Middle English–1500s gentryce, Middle English–1500s gentrys, Middle English–1500s gentryse, Middle English– gentrice, 1600s gentryes; Scottish pre-1700 gentreis, pre-1700 gentres, pre-1700 gentries, pre-1700 gentris, pre-1700 gentrise, pre-1700 gentryce, pre-1700 gentrys, pre-1700 1700s– gentrice, 1700s gentries; Irish English (Wexford) 1700s gentrize, 1800s gendrize.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French gentrice, gentelise.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman gentrice, gentrise, genitrise, Anglo-Norman and Old French genterise, Anglo-Norman and Middle French gentrice, variants of Old French gentelise, gentilise quality, state, or condition of being of high birth or rank (1155), honourableness, generosity, courtesy (late 12th cent.), people of gentle birth or rank collectively (beginning of the 13th cent.) < gentil gentle adj. + -ise -ess suffix². Compare gentilesse n., gentry n.

Chiefly Scottish.

A. n.

†1. The characteristics or behaviour traditionally associated with high social standing; generosity; courtesy; honourableness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun]

manshipOE

metheOE

courtesy?c1225

debonairty?c1225

gentrice?c1225

debonairshipa1240

hendlaika1250

fairnessc1275

hendiness?a1300

hendshipc1300

meeknessc1300

bonairty1303

bonairnessc1375

debonairness1382

humanityc1384

menskinga1400

hendnessc1400

comity1542

civilness1556

civility1561

courtshipa1640

discretion1752

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 130 We wulleð foleȝe þe inþi muchele genterise of þin largesce.

c1300 Pilate (Harl.) l. 220 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 117 Haue reuþe of me..for þin owe gentrice [a1325 Corpus Cambr. gentrise].

c1480 (a1400) St. Katherine l. 794 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 465 For þi gret beute, & þi wit, & þi gret gentrice sammyn knyt.

a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 44 Humblie..to rander him self witht out fraud or gyle in his will and gentrice.

1662 Meire of Collingtoun 28 I you beseech most earnestly, Of your gentrice and curtesie, To go to Bavelaw soon for me.

†2. The quality, state, or condition of being of high birth or rank. Obsolete (rare in the 18th cent.).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > of birth

gentricec1300

blooda1387

c1300 St. Katherine (Harl.) l. 212 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S.-Eng. Legendary (1956) 540 Þench on þi noble gentrise..Turn þi þoȝt & þu schalt beo þemperesse peer.

c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 26 (MED) Feirnesse..makeþ mony mon beo biloued..Summe nobleye & hendelek and gentrise of kuynde.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 4806 He spared na man of gentryse.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 101 I meruel that thai considir nocht the gentris & genologe of kyng dauid that hed ane pure scheiphird til his father.

1615 P. Gordon First Pt. Famous Hist. Bruce xvii. sig. Ziii The worst of yow his Gentreis will declair And of his reputatioun still will bost; A Gentleman may with a Lord compair But what is he if honor once be lost.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiv. 154 He supposed I would set up to be gentry. ‘My gentrice has nothing to do with where I lie,’ said I.

1921 A. D. H. Smith Doom Trail (1922) vi. 58 ‘You, sir,’ I remarked, ‘are no less a merchant. Why pretend to gentrice?’

3. Chiefly with the and plural agreement. People of gentle birth or rank collectively; the gentry. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble class

gentle bloodc1300

gentricec1400

nobility?a1475

nobleness1490

noblessea1500

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1159 Þe gentryse of Juise and Jherusalem þe ryche Watz disstryed wyth distres.

a1450 York Plays (1885) 271 (MED) Was nevir juge..of so jocounde generacion, Nor of so joifull genolgie to gentrys enioyned, As yhe..demar of dampnacion.

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 165 ‘We're honest, honest—and gentrice to the back o' that’.

1952 T. Johnston Memories 105 They were persuaded by some of the sporting gentrice to refuse to have anything to do with the road.

a1978 A. S. Borrowman Buik o Ruth & Ither Wark in Lallans (1979) 28 Gin ye sclim the brae tae the Castle o Stirling ye hae a visie o the biggins o the auld brugh; the hoosen and ludgins o the gentrice in parteeclar..a laroch noo.

†4. Fine attire; fine clothes and adornments. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > fine, splendid, or ornamental

quaintise1340

quaintries1484

tricking1549

bravery1563

flaunt1590

puppetry1598

frippery1637

finery1647

gentricec1650

hufty-tuftya1652

prinkum-prankum1683

fegary1724

chiffons1888

c1650 (c1600) Sir Lambewell in J. W. Hales & F. J. Furnivall Bp. Percy's Folio MS I. 159 They were clothed in rich attire, that every man had greet desire ffor to behold their gentryes.

†5. The graciousness or refinement characteristic of a gentleman or gentlewoman; gentility. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentility

gentilesse1340

gentility1340

gentlenessc1425

genteelness1636

gentrice1722

ingenuousness1796

gentlehood1861

1722 A. Ramsay Tale Three Bonnets i. 10 In Troth my rugged Billy Bristle About his Gentries makes sic fistle.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xi. 222 That may come of idleness as weel as gentrice.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xiii. 228 His housekeeper.., under the glamour of Katrine's gentrice and beauty, was as unquiet as a hen with a brood of young ducks on the pond's edge.

†B. adj.

Genteel, elegant. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > having appearance of good breeding

gentrice1568

genteel1629

gentee1664

lady-looking1843

1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) 21 Moir gentrice is to jott Vndir ane silkin goun Nor ane quhyt pittecott, And reddyar ay boun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentrice
释义	gentricen.adj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛntrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛntrəs/, Scottish English /ˈdʒɛntrᵻs/ Forms: Middle English genitrise, Middle English genterise, Middle English gentiresse, Middle English gentries, Middle English gentriese, Middle English gentriose, Middle English gentrise, Middle English ientryse, Middle English jentrys, Middle English–1500s gentryce, Middle English–1500s gentrys, Middle English–1500s gentryse, Middle English– gentrice, 1600s gentryes; Scottish pre-1700 gentreis, pre-1700 gentres, pre-1700 gentries, pre-1700 gentris, pre-1700 gentrise, pre-1700 gentryce, pre-1700 gentrys, pre-1700 1700s– gentrice, 1700s gentries; Irish English (Wexford) 1700s gentrize, 1800s gendrize. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French gentrice, gentelise. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman gentrice, gentrise, genitrise, Anglo-Norman and Old French genterise, Anglo-Norman and Middle French gentrice, variants of Old French gentelise, gentilise quality, state, or condition of being of high birth or rank (1155), honourableness, generosity, courtesy (late 12th cent.), people of gentle birth or rank collectively (beginning of the 13th cent.) < gentil gentle adj. + -ise -ess suffix². Compare gentilesse n., gentry n. Chiefly Scottish. A. n. †1. The characteristics or behaviour traditionally associated with high social standing; generosity; courtesy; honourableness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] manshipOE metheOE courtesy?c1225 debonairty?c1225 gentrice?c1225 debonairshipa1240 hendlaika1250 fairnessc1275 hendiness?a1300 hendshipc1300 meeknessc1300 bonairty1303 bonairnessc1375 debonairness1382 humanityc1384 menskinga1400 hendnessc1400 comity1542 civilness1556 civility1561 courtshipa1640 discretion1752 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 130 We wulleð foleȝe þe inþi muchele genterise of þin largesce. c1300 Pilate (Harl.) l. 220 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 117 Haue reuþe of me..for þin owe gentrice [a1325 Corpus Cambr. gentrise]. c1480 (a1400) St. Katherine l. 794 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 465 For þi gret beute, & þi wit, & þi gret gentrice sammyn knyt. a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 44 Humblie..to rander him self witht out fraud or gyle in his will and gentrice. 1662 Meire of Collingtoun 28 I you beseech most earnestly, Of your gentrice and curtesie, To go to Bavelaw soon for me. †2. The quality, state, or condition of being of high birth or rank. Obsolete (rare in the 18th cent.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > of birth gentricec1300 blooda1387 c1300 St. Katherine (Harl.) l. 212 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S.-Eng. Legendary (1956) 540 Þench on þi noble gentrise..Turn þi þoȝt & þu schalt beo þemperesse peer. c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 26 (MED) Feirnesse..makeþ mony mon beo biloued..Summe nobleye & hendelek and gentrise of kuynde. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 4806 He spared na man of gentryse. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 101 I meruel that thai considir nocht the gentris & genologe of kyng dauid that hed ane pure scheiphird til his father. 1615 P. Gordon First Pt. Famous Hist. Bruce xvii. sig. Ziii The worst of yow his Gentreis will declair And of his reputatioun still will bost; A Gentleman may with a Lord compair But what is he if honor once be lost. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiv. 154 He supposed I would set up to be gentry. ‘My gentrice has nothing to do with where I lie,’ said I. 1921 A. D. H. Smith Doom Trail (1922) vi. 58 ‘You, sir,’ I remarked, ‘are no less a merchant. Why pretend to gentrice?’ 3. Chiefly with the and plural agreement. People of gentle birth or rank collectively; the gentry. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble class gentle bloodc1300 gentricec1400 nobility?a1475 nobleness1490 noblessea1500 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1159 Þe gentryse of Juise and Jherusalem þe ryche Watz disstryed wyth distres. a1450 York Plays (1885) 271 (MED) Was nevir juge..of so jocounde generacion, Nor of so joifull genolgie to gentrys enioyned, As yhe..demar of dampnacion. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 165 ‘We're honest, honest—and gentrice to the back o' that’. 1952 T. Johnston Memories 105 They were persuaded by some of the sporting gentrice to refuse to have anything to do with the road. a1978 A. S. Borrowman Buik o Ruth & Ither Wark in Lallans (1979) 28 Gin ye sclim the brae tae the Castle o Stirling ye hae a visie o the biggins o the auld brugh; the hoosen and ludgins o the gentrice in parteeclar..a laroch noo. †4. Fine attire; fine clothes and adornments. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > fine, splendid, or ornamental quaintise1340 quaintries1484 tricking1549 bravery1563 flaunt1590 puppetry1598 frippery1637 finery1647 gentricec1650 hufty-tuftya1652 prinkum-prankum1683 fegary1724 chiffons1888 c1650 (c1600) Sir Lambewell in J. W. Hales & F. J. Furnivall Bp. Percy's Folio MS I. 159 They were clothed in rich attire, that every man had greet desire ffor to behold their gentryes. †5. The graciousness or refinement characteristic of a gentleman or gentlewoman; gentility. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentility gentilesse1340 gentility1340 gentlenessc1425 genteelness1636 gentrice1722 ingenuousness1796 gentlehood1861 1722 A. Ramsay Tale Three Bonnets i. 10 In Troth my rugged Billy Bristle About his Gentries makes sic fistle. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xi. 222 That may come of idleness as weel as gentrice. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xiii. 228 His housekeeper.., under the glamour of Katrine's gentrice and beauty, was as unquiet as a hen with a brood of young ducks on the pond's edge. †B. adj. Genteel, elegant. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > having appearance of good breeding gentrice1568 genteel1629 gentee1664 lady-looking1843 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) 21 Moir gentrice is to jott Vndir ane silkin goun Nor ane quhyt pittecott, And reddyar ay boun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.?c1225
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