In this sense, the word equates with the French "gentilhomme" ("nobleman"), which latter term was, in Great Britain, long confined to the peerage, but without the strict technical requirements of those traditions, such as quarters of nobility.
In this sense, the word equates with the French "gentilhomme" ("nobleman "), which latter term was, in Great Britain, long confined to the peerage. The word"gentry " derives from the old term"Adel", but without the strict technical requirements of those traditions, such as quarters of nobility.