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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentry \Gen"try\, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth,
nobility, cf gentrise, and OF gentelise genterise, E.
gentilesse, also OE genteleri high-mindedness. See {Gent},
a., {Gentle}, a.]
1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] ``Pride of
gentrie.'' --Chaucer.
She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By
knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
--Shak.
2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a
restricted sense those between the nobility and the
yeomanry. --Macaulay.
3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
To show us so much gentry and good will --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gentry
n : the most powerful members of a society [syn: {aristocracy}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gentry, AR (city, FIPS 26290)
Location: 36.26681 N, 94.48285 W
Population (1990): 1726 (684 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72734
Gentry, MO (village, FIPS 26776)
Location: 40.33309 N, 94.42354 W
Population (1990): 95 (48 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64453
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