gentry

English - Turkish

Definition of gentry in English Turkish dictionary

{i} seçkinler

(Tarih) eşraf

yüksek sınıf

kibar sınıf

orta tabaka

{i} kibar tabaka

i., çoğ. sosyal statüsü iyi olanlar

{i} üst tabaka

Related Terms

landed gentry

(Politika, Siyaset) toprak sahibi soylular

English - English

Definition of gentry in English English dictionary

In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry

Birth; condition; rank by birth

Courtesy; civility; complaisance

People of education and good breeding

{n} persons of a state above the vulgar

{i} people of good birth and breeding; aristocracy

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

the most powerful members of a society

The gentry are people of high social status or high birth. Most of the country estates were built by the landed gentry during the late 19th century. people who belong to a high social class (genterise, gentelise, from gentil; GENTLE)

Related Terms

landed gentry

the gentry who own land (considered as a class)

Hyphenation

gen·try

Turkish pronunciation

centri

Synonyms

the quality, high society, upper class, aristocracy

Pronunciation

/ˈʤentrē/ /ˈʤɛntriː/

Etymology

[ 'jen-trE ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English gentrie, alteration of gentrise.