Gentry

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social class
gptkbp:characteristic land ownership
social prestige
hereditary status
often involved in local government
gptkbp:defines people of good social position, connected to landed estates, often below the nobility
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:noble_family
peasantry
bourgeoisie
gptkbp:etymology from Old French 'genterie', meaning 'nobility of birth or rank'
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:China
gptkb:England
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gentry
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Chinese_scholar-gentry
gptkb:Irish_gentry
gptkb:Japanese_samurai_class
English landed gentry
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nobleman
gptkb:noble_family
landed gentry
gentleman
squire
gptkbp:role gptkb:military
gptkb:public_administration
land management
local leadership
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Multiversity
gptkb:Hungarian_aristocracy
gptkb:Benton_County,_Arkansas
gptkb:Multiversity
gptkb:Nobles
gptkb:Putnam_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6