Who were the gentry in In the United Kingdom?
people connected to landed estates, without nobility titles
Indian courtiers in the service of the king
peasant rebels
members of the branch of the Anglican church
In the United Kingdom, the term gentry in its widest connotation, refers to people of good social position connected to landed estates, upper levels of the clergy, and "gentle" families of long descent who never obtained the official right to bear a coat of arms. The term landed gentry, came to be used for the lesser nobility in England around 1540.
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people connected to landed estates, without nobility titles
Indian courtiers in the service of the king
peasant rebels
members of the branch of the Anglican church
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