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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gentry \Gen"try\, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth,
     nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E.
     gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See {Gent},
     a., {Gentle}, a.]
     1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] "Pride of
        gentrie." --Chaucer.


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              She conquers him by high almighty Jove,
              By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a
        restricted sense, those between the nobility and the
        yeomanry. --Macaulay.
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     3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
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              To show us so much gentry and good will. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gentry
       n : the most powerful members of a society [syn: {aristocracy}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "gentry":
     Everyman, John Doe, Public, absolute, aristocracy, better sort,
     body politic, bona fide, citizenry, common man, commonwealth,
     community, community at large, cream, elite, estate, everybody,
     everyman, everyone, everywoman, factual, flower, folk, folks,
     general public, gentility, gentlefolk, gentlefolks, hard, honest,
     indubitable, landed gentry, lesser nobility, men, nation,
     nationality, people, people in general, persons, petite noblesse,
     polity, populace, population, positive, public, quality, real,
     reliable, samurai, sincere, society, squirearchy, state,
     sure-enough, true, trustworthy, unaffected, undesigning,
     undissembled, undoubted, unfeigned, unimpeachable, unquestionable,
     upper class, upper classes, upper crust, veritable, very, world,
     you and me
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Gentry, AR (city, FIPS 26290)
    Location: 36.26681 N, 94.48285 W
    Population (1990): 1726 (684 housing units)
    Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 72734
  Gentry, MO (village, FIPS 26776)
    Location: 40.33309 N, 94.42354 W
    Population (1990): 95 (48 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64453

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Gentry -- U.S. County in Missouri
     Population (2000):    6861
     Housing Units (2000): 3214
     Land area (2000):     491.521513 sq. miles (1273.034821 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.286027 sq. miles (0.740807 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    491.807540 sq. miles (1273.775628 sq. km)
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.203034 N, 94.421535 W
     Headwords:
      Gentry
      Gentry, MO
      Gentry County
      Gentry County, MO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gentry, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    2165
     Housing Units (2000): 930
     Land area (2000):     2.383479 sq. miles (6.173181 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.383479 sq. miles (6.173181 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26290
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             36.266899 N, 94.484304 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     72734
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gentry, AR
      Gentry
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gentry, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
     Population (2000):    101
     Housing Units (2000): 44
     Land area (2000):     0.226625 sq. miles (0.586956 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.226625 sq. miles (0.586956 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26776
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.332140 N, 94.423759 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     64453
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gentry, MO
      Gentry
  

















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