gentlefolk
1Gentlefolk — 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] …
2gentlefolk — ► PLURAL NOUN archaic ▪ people of noble birth or good social position …
3gentlefolk — [jent′ l fōk΄] pl.n. people of high social standing: also gentlefolks …
4gentlefolk — also gentlefolks noun plural Date: 1594 persons of gentle or good family and breeding …
5gentlefolk — /jen tl fohk /, n. (used with a pl. v.) persons of good family and breeding. Also, gentlefolks. [1585 95; GENTLE + FOLK] * * * …
6gentlefolk — noun People of superior social position …
7gentlefolk — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lords and ladies, upper class, nobility; see aristocracy …
8gentlefolk — gen|tle|folk [ˈdʒentlfəuk US fouk] n [plural] old use people belonging to the higher social classes …
9gentlefolk — gen|tle|folk [ dʒentl,fouk ] noun plural an old word for people who come from families in a high social class …
10gentlefolk — n. one of good family or good breeding …
