gentlefolk

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gentlefolk

/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩fəʊk/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊk/ US
[ˈd͡ʒɛɾ̃l̩-] US

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From gentle (“(archaic) well-born; of a good family or respectable birth”) + folk.

noun gentlefolks

archaic, plural, plural only People of superior social position. We ſay that Shores wife hath a prety foote, / A cherry lippe, a bonny eie, a paſſing pleaſing tongue: / And that the Queenes kindred are made gentlefolks.
Similar: aristocrats, the high-born, upper class · Opposite: the low-born, lower class

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noun people of superior social position

Italiano	aristocratico

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@misc{gentlefolk_2026,
  title = {gentlefolk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gentlefolk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}