Definition of GENTRY

gentry

Meanings

Plural: gentries

Noun

  • the most powerful members of a society
  • Birth; condition; rank by birth.
  • Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
  • People of education and good breeding.
  • In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French genterie (“noble people collectively; nobility of character or manners”), from gent (“well-born”) + -erie.

Synonyms

aristocracy, the quality, the Quality

Scrabble Score: 10

gentry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gentry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gentry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

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