gentry

Questions about gentry

What does gentry mean?

gentry means "the most powerful members of a society".

How many syllables are in gentry?

gentry has 2 syllables: gen-try. The stress falls on "gen". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛntɹi/.

What is another word for gentry?

Close synonyms include aristocracy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gentry a common word?

gentry is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.