The meaning of GENTRY is upper or ruling class : aristocracy. How to use gentry in a sentence.

The rest of the nobility form part of the "landed gentry" (abbreviated "gentry"). The members of the gentry usually bear no titles but can be described as esquire or gentleman.

Gentry can be defined as a social class characterized by its members’ affluence, land ownership, and cultural refinement. These individuals were often seen as the “gentlefolk” of society, enjoying privileges due to their social position but not holding formal titles associated with the nobility.

The gentry were a social class in England, distinct from the nobility and commoners. Historically, they were defined as men entitled to bear arms but not part of the peerage.

In essence, gentry means a quality of nobility, whether that’s a direct connection to the official noble ranks of the ages, or a more general sense of honour, courage or altruism.

Definition of gentry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

GENTRY definition: wellborn and well-bred people. See examples of gentry used in a sentence.

In the United Kingdom, where there are still kings and queens and dukes and duchesses, the gentry are the people who rank just below the nobility. Gentry can also refer to the important people in any field.

Gentry studied French at the Alliance Française, and was enrolled at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sociales. Académie de la Grande Chaumière had an approach to art teaching that matched his need for freedom. He spent three years studying with Ossip Zadkine and French painter Yves Brayer.