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/jen"tl fohk'/, n. (used with a pl. v.)persons of good family and breeding.Also, gentlefolks.[1585-95; GENTLE + FOLK]
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Gentlefolk — Gen tle*folk , Gentlefolks Gen tle*folks , n. pl. Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentlefolk — ► PLURAL NOUN archaic ▪ people of noble birth or good social position … English terms dictionary
gentlefolk — [jent′ l fōk΄] pl.n. people of high social standing: also gentlefolks … English World dictionary
gentlefolk — also gentlefolks noun plural Date: 1594 persons of gentle or good family and breeding … New Collegiate Dictionary
gentlefolk — noun People of superior social position … Wiktionary
gentlefolk — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lords and ladies, upper class, nobility; see aristocracy … English dictionary for students
gentlefolk — gen|tle|folk [ˈdʒentlfəuk US fouk] n [plural] old use people belonging to the higher social classes … Dictionary of contemporary English
gentlefolk — gen|tle|folk [ dʒentl,fouk ] noun plural an old word for people who come from families in a high social class … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gentlefolk — n. one of good family or good breeding … English contemporary dictionary
gentlefolk — plural noun archaic people of noble birth or good social position … English new terms dictionary
