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noun

Gentry n.

Birth; condition; rank by birth. (Obs.) "Pride of gentrie." "She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath."

People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry.

Courtesy; civility; complaisance. (Obs.) "To show us so much gentry and good will."

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"Gentry" Quotes from Famous Books

... heir to the paternal estates, he grew up to manhood with the expectation of one day succeeding to wealth and station in society. He was put to no profession, and after leaving college, devoted himself to no settled pursuit. He was on visiting terms with the resident gentry of his native shire, and took some interest in local military matters. In 1806 he offered to take charge of an expedition for the invasion of Paris, being probably impelled thereto by the mad attempt of Lord Camelford several ...

— The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 • John Charles Dent

... were the servants of the King, and a part of the spiritual power and social influence which they enjoyed in St. Mungo's ancient city she earnestly coveted for her son. "Didn't the Bailies and the Lord Provost wait for them? And were not even the landed gentry and nobles obligated to walk behind a minister in ...

— Winter Evening Tales • Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

... sit down to our dinners at a table with a cloth on like at—' She stopped. She could not tell him about Undern. 'Like the gentry?' ...

— Gone to Earth • Mary Webb

... are nicely carpeted, the seats and backs are all stuffed; each seat is a very nice easy chair. You can sleep in them almost as well as in a bed; but these carriages are very expensive; and on this account many of the gentry take those of the second class, hard ...

— Travellers' Tales • Eliza Lee Follen

... over his shoulder showed that the gentry in the corner cafe were stirred by some common impulse that led them to the windows, while the bullock cart was now drawn awkwardly across the narrow way. As the horsemen came near, the loungers in the lower part of the street displayed a singularly unanimous desire to ...

— A Son of the Immortals • Louis Tracy

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