What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Gentry vs Aristocracy - What's the difference?

gentry | aristocracy |

As nouns the difference between gentry and aristocracy

is that gentry is birth; condition; rank by birth while aristocracy is the nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.

As a proper noun Gentry

is {{surname|lang=en}.

gentry

English

Noun

(gentries)
  • Birth; condition; rank by birth.
  • Courtesy; civility; complaisance.
  • People of education and good breeding.
  • (British) In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.

    • Synonyms

    * the quality, the Quality

    Related terms

    * gentrification

    aristocracy

    English

    (wikipedia aristocracy)

    Noun

    (aristocracies)
  • The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class
  • Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
  • A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others

    • Derived terms

    * bunyip aristocracy

    Related terms

    () * aristocrat * aristocratic

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -cracy