gentrice

[ jen-tris ]
/ ˈdʒɛn trɪs /

noun Archaic.

gentility; high birth.

Origin of gentrice

1175–1225; Middle English gentrise < Old French genterise, alteration of gentelise, equivalent to gentil gentle + -ise -ice

Words nearby gentrice

gentlepeople, gentleperson, gentlewoman, gentoo, gentoo penguin, gentrice, gentrification, gentrified, gentrify, gentry, gents

Example sentences from the Web for gentrice

  • There was, first, the belief in “gentrice,” in a natural difference of kind between men of coat armour and men without it.

    Adventures among Books |Andrew Lang