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gentry
(encz) | gentry,panstvo n: Zdeněk Brož |
Gentry
(gcide) | Gentry \Gen"try\, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth,
nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E.
gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See Gent,
a., Gentle, a.]
1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] "Pride of
gentrie." --Chaucer.
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She conquers him by high almighty Jove,
By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
--Shak.
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2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a
restricted sense, those between the nobility and the
yeomanry. --Macaulay.
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3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
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To show us so much gentry and good will. --Shak.
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gentry
(wn) | gentry
n 1: the most powerful members of a society [syn: gentry,
aristocracy] |
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landed gentry
(encz) | landed gentry, n: |
Argentry
(gcide) | Argentry \Ar"gent*ry\, n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L.
argentum.]
Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
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Bowls of frosted argentry. --Howell.
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Gentry
(gcide) | Gentry \Gen"try\, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth,
nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E.
gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See Gent,
a., Gentle, a.]
1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] "Pride of
gentrie." --Chaucer.
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She conquers him by high almighty Jove,
By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
--Shak.
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2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a
restricted sense, those between the nobility and the
yeomanry. --Macaulay.
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3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
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To show us so much gentry and good will. --Shak.
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landed gentry
(wn) | landed gentry
n 1: the gentry who own land (considered as a class) [syn:
landed gentry, squirearchy] |
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