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gentry

gen.try \'jen-tre-\ n [ME gentrie, alter. of gentrise] obs  1a: the 
   qualities appropriate to a person of gentle birth; esp : MCOURTESY 1b: the 
   condition or rank of a gentleman  2a: upper or ruling class : ARISTOCRACY  
   2b: a class whose members are entitled to bear a coat of arms though not of 
    noble rank; esp : the landed proprietors having such status 3: people of a 
   specified class or kind : FOLKS