Gentry /(?)/

Gen·try

Gentry

n.
  1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.]
    She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
  2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry.
  3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
    To show us so much gentry and good will.