Read full poem →“ In flashing bravery, lest while yon affect
“ To make a blaze of gentry to the world,
Dictionary Entry
Birth; condition; rank by birth.
In a Sentence
“The gentry owned large estates and held social influence in the countryside.”
Origin
From Middle English genterie, from Old French gentil ‘noble’, ultimately from Latin gentis ‘clan, family’.
Common Phrases
. gentrygentry landedgentry localgentry countrygentry englishgentry catholicgentry lesser
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Poetry examples for “gentry”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Had got so shy and _gauche_ that, when
The Dockyard gentry came to sup,
She always had to be lock'd up;