GENTRY


Meaning of GENTRY in English

n.pl. 1 the people next below the nobility in position and birth. 2 derog. people (these gentry).

[ prob. f. obs. gentrice f. OF genterise var. of gentelise nobility f. gentil GENTLE ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.