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Re:Can too many brainy people be a dangerous thing? by tonyedgecombe on Thursday October 29, 2020 @11:09AM (#24931318)
Landed Gentry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landed_gentry

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Re:Can too many brainy people be a dangerous thing? by teruakohatu on Thursday October 29, 2020 @04:21PM (#24935270)
I would interpret Downton Abbey class as British peers (nobility). The characters that had estates but no titles were Landed gentry.
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