a person liable to pay a subsidy to a lord; (hence) a person of means or substance.

= subsidy man n.

a person of high social status.

With the and plural agreement: those who are well to pass collectively; = well-to-do, n. rare.

colloquial. A person, nation, etc., that has plenty of something, esp. money or material possessions; a wealthy or privileged person, nation…

A person who has some possessions, money, etc.; a reasonably well-off person. Usually in plural. Cf. have, n. 2, have-nothing, n.

With the and plural agreement. Those who are in the most favourable or advantageous position; esp. people who are best off financially, considered…

With the and plural agreement. People who are well off, considered as a class; the wealthy.

With the and plural agreement. Well-to-do people as a class.

More prosperous; wealthier. Cf. well-to-do, adj.

In pre-Revolution Russia, a well-to-do farmer or trader; in the Soviet Union, a peasant-proprietor working for his own profit. Also transferred.

With the and plural agreement. People who are better off financially, considered as a class; = well off, n.

A wealthy or privileged person, nation, etc.; = have, n. 2. Cf. have-not, n.