NOUN | group | gentry, aristocracy | the most powerful members of a society |
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Sounds | jheh'ntriy | |
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Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... |
Meaning | The most powerful members of a society. | |
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Synonym | aristocracy | |
Narrower | landed gentry, squirearchy | The gentry who own land (considered as a class) |
Broader | upper class, upper crust | The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy |
Spanish | aristocracia, señorío | |
Catalan | aristocràcia |
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