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noun
A largely historical social class of landowners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least owned a country estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical, plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: squirearchy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gentry, aristocracy
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