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gentry [1 record]

Record 1 1995-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
DEF

a class of landed proprietors marked by an aristocratic spirit and typically wielding large economic, social, and political influence.

CONT

landed gentry.

CONT

One such (borrow) pit lies beside the driveway leading to Barkham Manor, the seat of the local gentry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
OBS

grands propriétaires fonciers.

Spanish

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