Noble or upper-class ancestry or lineage. Hence: persons of gentle or noble ancestry viewed collectively; the gentry or nobility. Now archaic and…
| 单词 | θ156185 |
| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] (94) gentle bloodc1300 Noble or upper-class ancestry or lineage. Hence: persons of gentle or noble ancestry viewed collectively; the gentry or nobility. Now archaic and… genta1425 People of high birth or rank collectively. rare. gentrya1525 People of high social rank or status; people of gentle birth or rank; the class to which they belong. gentility1583 Chiefly with the. People of gentle birth collectively; the gentry. gallantry1609 Gallants collectively; gentry, fashionable people. Obsolete. gentlery1609 People of gentle birth or rank; the class to which they belong; = gentry, n. 4a. rare. second nobles1625 the lower nobility or gentry. Subcategories:— gentlefolk (7) — gentleman (34) — gentlewoman (4) — toff or swell (4) — gentility (7) — manners characteristic of gentlefolk (1) — squire or laird (30) |
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