Gentry and Status

Gentry

Gentry noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.

Usage example: the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth

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Status and gentry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Status" instead a noun "Gentry".

Nearby Word: gent

Status noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Gentry and status are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gentry" instead a noun "Status".

Nearby Word: state

Bear in mind, however, that Don Quixote's status as a member of the landed gentry is not in question (he's an hidalgo); it's the whole "knight-in-shining-armor" thing that qualifies him.

Source: Self-Proclaimed Knight
The patriarchs/matriarchs of both the wealthy white families and the Colored gentry insist on marriages/relationships based on status and wealth, not love.

Source: Marry for Love
Dashti and Saren in Book of a Thousand Days are this by the end, despite Saren's status as Gentry and Dashti's place as her maid.

Source: Family of Choice

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