gentry

• Существительное, обозначающее класс людей, стоящих по социальному рангу сразу ниже дворянства, обычно землевладельцев с высоким общественным положением.

A noun referring to the class of people just below the nobility in social rank, typically landowners of good social standing.

uncountable

1. Social classB2formalbritish

   People of good social position, specifically the class of people just below the nobility in rank.

   Дворянство

   • The local gentry often attended the annual ball.
   • Many members of the gentry owned large estates in the countryside.
   • The gentry held significant influence in the village.

   Synonymselitegentilitylanded gentrysquirearchyupper class