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Iclearwater Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Gentleman of property
Refusing to give up, Catherine tried to arrange a marriage. “Through my servants and others, I looked for a suitable husband for Mlle Zhukova. A man was located who seemed eligible, a junior officer in the Guards, who was a gentleman of property. This man traveled to Moscow to offer to marry Maria if she liked him. She accepted his proposal.”
what does 'gentleman of porperty' mean? Thanks!
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e. house(s)/land).
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- house(s)/land).
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It means he was a gentleman who owned "property", probably in the sense of real estate (i.e. house(s)/land).
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