gentry

English Thesaurus

1. the most powerful members of a society (noun.group)

hypernym	:	upper class, upper crust,
definition	:	the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy (noun.group)

hyponym	:	landed gentry, squirearchy,
definition	:	the gentry who own land (considered as a class) (noun.group)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)