Noun
the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
Source: WordNetAs manorial lordships were also opened to burgesses of certain privileged royal cities, not all landed gentry had a hereditary title of nobility. Source: Internet
George adopted a more democratic, inclusive stance that crossed class lines and brought the monarchy closer to the public and the working class—a dramatic change for the King, who was most comfortable with naval officers and landed gentry. Source: Internet
Most patrons were noblemen or landed gentry who could use their local influence, prestige, and wealth to sway the voters. Source: Internet
Note that the Polish landed gentry (ziemianie or ziemiaństwo) was composed of any nobility that owned lands: thus of course the magnates, the middle nobility and that lesser nobility that had at least part of the village. Source: Internet
The Anti-Jacobin sentiment, well expressed by Edmund Burke and many popular writers was strongest among the landed gentry and the upper classes. Source: Internet
The aristocracy and landed gentry, with their ironclad control over land rights, dominated hunting, shooting, fishing and horse racing. Source: Internet