the gentry
noun [ plural ] uk/ˈdʒen.tri/ us/ˈdʒen.tri/
（尤指旧时的）上流社会人士，绅士阶层
people of high social class, especially in the past
a member of the landed gentry (= those who own a lot of land) 乡绅中的一员
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