gentry
noun (the gentry)
the upper classes, the upper middle class, the privileged classes, the wealthy, the elite, high society, the establishment, the haut monde, the county set, the smart set;
Indian bhadralok;
informal the upper crust, the jet set, the beautiful people, the crème de la crème, the top drawer;
British, informal nobs, toffs;
informal , dated swells.
gentry Oxford Dictionary of English