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The landowning gentry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
- 1930 [Cambridge University Press], G. G. Coulton, The Medieval Scene: An Informal Introduction to the Middle Ages, 2000, Dover, page 37, We may characterise medieval village government not unfairly as squirearchy, though often a benevolent squirearchy enough, just as the squirearchy of the eighteenth century was often benevolent also.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: landed gentry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gentry, aristocracy
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
земевладелци
(zemevladelci)
— landowning gentry
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Danish:
landadel
— landowning gentry
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Dutch:
landadel
— landowning gentry
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French:
noblesse de provence
— landowning gentry
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Welsh:
ysweiniaeth
— landowning gentry
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Welsh:
ysgwieiriaeth
— landowning gentry
