Gentry word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "gentry" word

[noun] the most powerful members of a society

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\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.

Synonyms for gentry

aristocracy

See also: landed gentry | squirearchy | upper class | upper crust |

Related terms: better sort, bona fide, citizenry, commonwealth, cream, everybody, everyone, factual, flower, folk, folks, gentlefolk, gentlefolks, people, persons, population, reliable, samurai, sincere, unfeigned, upper class, upper classes

The fun area, different aproach to word »gentry«

Let's analyse "gentry" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 16.7% of vowels is 21.9% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRTNEG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. . -. - .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: gentry: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 (or 3 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: gentry: 7 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 7 = 35, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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