wellborn and well-bred people.

(in England) the class below the nobility.

an upper or ruling class; aristocracy.

those who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, esp. those owning large tracts of land.

( used with a plural verb ) people, esp. considered as a specific group, class, or kind

The polo crowd doesn't go there, but these hockey gentry do.

the state or condition of being a gentleman.

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high society , upper class , aristocracy , blue blood , crme de la crme , elite , flower , gentility , nobility , patriciate , quality , who\'s who , landowner , society