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agentry

[ ey-juhn-tree ]

noun

, plural a·gent·ries.
  1. the profession, business, or activities of an agent:

    one of the cleverest spies in the history of foreign agentry.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agentry1

First recorded in 1920–25; agent + -ry

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Example Sentences

He believes that the house-agentry of the country has hatched a gigantic conspiracy to keep him, Higgins, out of a home.

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