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landed gentry

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Noun1.landed gentry - the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
squirearchy
gentry, aristocracy - the most powerful members of a society
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landed gentry [ˈlændɪd-] n (Brit) → propriétaires terriens or fonciers
landed gentry [ˈlændɪd-] land n → Landadel m
landed gentry [ˈlændɪd-] n → proprietari mpl terrieri


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The people in it are landed gentry, and they will begin to ask me questions, and to busy themselves about me.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The man drank a mouthful humbly, and Smilash continued, "Here's to the glorious landed gentry of old England: bless 'em
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