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gentryThe lesser nobility, particularly in England and Wales, not entitled to sit in the House of Lords. By the later Middle Ages, it included knights, esquires, and gentlemen, and after the 17th century, baronets. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The rural gentries constituted a privileged and politically powerful group, whose power over the peasants rested in land ownership. Or ethnic violence is simply disguised class violence, an instrument used by newly emerging classes, often the bourgeoisie and the middle classes, to displace from power and status older landed gentries. |
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