How Do You Use Gentry in a Sentence?

Gentry sentence example
  1. Among the gentry of the province Nicholas was respected but not liked. ...
  2. In strictness nobility and gentry are the same thing. ...
  3. The Polish nobles, gentry and Church - the educated classes generally - were crushed.

What does the meaning gentry mean?

1a : upper or ruling class : aristocracy. b : a class whose members are entitled to bear a coat of arms though not of noble rank especially : wealthy landowners having such status.

Is gentry plural or singular?

The noun gentry can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be gentry. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be gentries e.g. in reference to various types of gentries or a collection of gentries.

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