What is the class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] Sir J. Davies called?
gentility — The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] Sir J. Davies. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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