gentrice

noun gen·trice \ˈjen-trəs\

Definition of GENTRICE

archaic

: gentility of birth : rank

Middle English gentrise, from Anglo-French genterise, alteration of gentelise, from gentil gentle

First Known Use: 14th century

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