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De - Pt| English Dictionary: gentry | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for gentry | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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.] [bd]Pride of gentrie.[b8] --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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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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 | |
