As some szlachta were poorer than some non-noble gentry, some particularly impoverished szlachta were forced to become tenants of the wealthier gentry. In doing so, however, these szlachta retained all their constitutional prerogatives, as it was not wealth or lifestyle (obtainable by the gentry), but hereditary juridical status, that determined nobility. COUNT 4
QSN1 What ultimately determined nobility? ANS1 hereditary juridical status QSN2 What were some impoverished szlachta forced to do? ANS2 to become tenants of the wealthier gentry. QSN3 Did the tenants of the wealthier genrty lose their nobility? ANS3 no QSN4 What was one noble thing the poor szlachta did? ANS4 retained all their constitutional prerogatives