gentlefolk
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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) orgentlefolks
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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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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