# the quality

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.

## Etymology
From quality (“high social position”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/the-quality