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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agentry¹

First recorded in 1920–25; agent + -ry

Example Sentences

WME-IMG is not alone in looking toward the art sector, or introducing Hollywood agentry expertise to what has formerly been a relatively homespun business.

From The Guardian

Moneypenny told the Guardian earlier this year that fashion, like art may under the Frieze/WME-IMG deal, could benefit from the kind of power plays, scaling and horse-trading typical to Hollywood agentry.

From The Guardian

“He has always been an enigma in the field of press agentry,” the magazine said.

From New York Times

The flower of the Lowshire land agentry was absent.

From Project Gutenberg

No, He Did Not Invent the Publicity Stunt IF Edward Bernays was the philosophical father of public relations, Mortimer Matz might be considered the godfather of pragmatic press agentry.

From New York Times