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jantry

nounpeople

local landed or well-to-do person

A member of the local landed/well-to-do class; also used informally as a nickname for a native of Mid Waas.

Example in use

Da jantry's gaen tae da kirk the morn

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/JAN-tree/

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