Definitions for landed gentry
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1. landed gentry, squirearchynoun

   the gentry who own land (considered as a class)

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1. Landed gentry

   The landed gentry, or the gentry, is a largely historical British social class of landowners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least had a country estate. While distinct from, and socially below, the British peerage, their economic base in land was often similar, and some of the landed gentry were wealthier than some peers. Many gentry were close relatives of peers, and it was not uncommon for gentry to marry into peerage. It is the British element of the wider European class of gentry. With or without noble title, owning rural land estates often brought with it the legal rights of lord of the manor, and the less formal name or title of squire, in Scotland laird. Generally lands passed by primogeniture, and the inheritances of daughters and younger sons were in cash or stocks, and relatively small. Typically the gentry farmed some of their land, as well as exploiting timber, minerals such as coal, and owning mills and other sources of income, but leased most of the land to tenant farmers. Many heads of families also had careers in politics or the military, and the younger sons of the gentry provided a high proportion of the clergy, military officers, and lawyers. The decline of the gentry largely stemmed from the 1870s agricultural depression; however, there are still many hereditary gentry in the UK to this day. The designation landed gentry originally referred exclusively to members of the upper class who were landlords but also commoners in the British sense—that is, they did not hold peerages—but usage became more fluid over time. By the late 19th century, the term was also applied to peers such as the Duke of Westminster who lived on landed estates. Successful burghers often used their accumulated wealth to buy country estates, with the aim of establishing themselves as landed gentry. The book series Burke's Landed Gentry records the members of this class.

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1. landed gentry

   Landed gentry, or simply gentry, is a historically British social class consisting of land owners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least had a significant landed estate. Traditionally, these were often members of the aristocracy, but who did not have a peerage, typically living in country houses and involved in local community affairs.

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1. Landed gentry

   Landed gentry is a largely historical British social class, consisting of land owners who could live entirely off rental income. Often they worked only in an administrative capacity, in the management of their own lands. The term "gentry," some of whom were landed gentry, included four separate groups in England: ⁕Baronet, a title originally created by King James in 1611 giving the holder the hereditary right to be addressed as "Sir" ⁕Knight, originally a military honour, but increasingly awarded to civilians as a reward for service to the Crown. The holder has the right to be addressed as "Sir". ⁕Esquire, originally a title related to the battlefield. It included a squire or person aspiring to knighthood, an attendant on a knight, and was later an honour that could be conferred by the Crown. It later included certain offices such as Justice of the Peace ⁕Gentleman, recognised as a separate title by the Statute of Additions of 1413. It was used generally for a man of high birth or rank, good social standing, and wealth, who did not need to work for a living The designation landed gentry originally referred exclusively to members of the aristocracy that were commoners in the British sense, i.e. that did not hold peerages, but usage became more fluid over time: by the late 19th century, it was also applied to peers such as the Duke of Westminster who lived in such a manner. The book series Burke's Landed Gentry recorded the members of this class. Successful burghers frequently tried to use, and often were successful in capitalising on, their accumulated wealth to establish themselves as landed gentry.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of landed gentry in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of landed gentry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landed_Gentry
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