gentry
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There are 2 syllables in the word gentry.How to pronounce gentry:
Definition of gentry:
- gentry (noun):
- upper or ruling class aristocracy
- the most powerful members of a society.
- people just below the nobility in social rank
Synonyms for gentry:
aristocracy
elite
gentility
gentlefolk
gentlefolks
lords
nobility
nobles
patricians
patriciate
peerage
ruling class
society
squirearchy
upper class
upper crust
Antonyms for gentry:
bourgeoisie
canaille
common people
commonalty
commoners
great unwashed
hoi polloi
labouring classes
lower class
lower classes
lower orders
masses
mob
ordinary people
plebeians
plebians
plebites
plebs
proles
proletarians
proletariat
public
rabble
scum
the common people
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