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The landed gentry, or the gentry (sometimes collectively known as the squirearchy), ... By the 17th century, the gentry was divided into four ranks: [3]
Roughly a third of British land is owned by the nobility and landed gentry. [3] ... [4] Higher ranks within the Baronage of Scotland, such as lordship, earldom ...
Burke's Landed Gentry (Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, 1921) Charles Kidd (Ed.), Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2015 (149th Edition, Debrett's Ltd, London, 2014) Joel Stevens, Symbola heroica: or the mottoes of the nobility and baronets of Great-Britain and Ireland; placed alphabetically (1736)
Gentleman is the basic rank of landed gentry (ranking below Esquire), historically primarily associated with land; within British Commonwealth nations it is also roughly equivalent to some minor nobility of some of the continental European nations [46] The feminine form is Gentlewoman
The landed nobility show noblesse oblige, they have duty to fulfill their social responsibility. Their character depends on the country. The notion of landed gentry in the United Kingdom and Ireland varied over time. [1] In Russian Empire landed nobles were called pomeshchiks, with the term literally translated as "estate owner".
The Gentry: The Rise and Fall of a Ruling Class (1976) online; O'Hart, John. The Irish And Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry, When Cromwell Came to Ireland: or, a Supplement to Irish Pedigrees (2 vols) (reprinted 2007) Sayer, M. J. English Nobility: The Gentry, the Heralds and the Continental Context (Norwich, 1979) Wallis, Patrick, and Cliff Webb.
Esquire (/ ɪ ˈ s k w aɪər /, [1] US also / ˈ ɛ s k w aɪər /; [2] abbreviated Esq.) [3] is usually a courtesy title.In the United Kingdom, esquire historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight.
The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females.