gentlefolk

gen·tle·folk

 (jĕn′tl-fōk′) also gen·tle·folks (-fōks′)

pl.n.

Persons of good family and relatively high station.

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gentlefolk

(ˈdʒɛntəlˌfəʊk) or

gentlefolks

pl n

people regarded as being of good breeding

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gen•tle•folk

(ˈdʒɛn tlˌfoʊk)

also gen′tle•folks`,

n.pl.

persons of good family and breeding.

[1585–95]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gentlefolk - people of good family and breeding and high social status common people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

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Translations

persone di buona educazione

gentlefolk

pl (dated) → vornehme or feine Leute pl

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