the quality

/DH AH0 K W AA0 L AH0 T IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    (UK, idiomatic, archaic) The upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.

  2. 2

    Alternative letter-case form of the quality (the upper class) [(UK, idiomatic, archaic) The upper class, the high society, the gentry; the people of quality.]