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country gentleman

Noun

Meaning

country gentleman (plural country gentlemen)

A rich man of good social standing who owns and lives in a large rural property.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable. Oscar Wilde

On his return to his home in Kent in 1640, Lovelace served as a country gentleman and a justice of the peace, encountering civil turmoil over religion and politics. Source: Internet

Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, Mr. Bennet, living in Longbourn. Source: Internet

The stripper is a man; an English country gentleman who sensually undresses and goes to bed in a love scene. Source: Internet

They were usually composed of wealthy "country gentlemen" (i.e. landowners, farmers and merchants): A country gentleman as a member of a Grand Jury. Source: Internet

Widely imitated, this style of men's fashion became almost a uniform of the London merchant class and the English country gentleman. Source: Internet

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