gentlefolk
gen·tle·folk
gentlefolk · gentlefolks
People of superior social positionPeople of superior social position.
UK/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩fəʊk/US/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊk/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, plural, plural only)People of superior social position.
па́нствоpánstvo
people of good family and breeding and high social status
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
people of superior social position:
Origin
From gentle (“(archaic) well-born; of a good family or respectable birth”) + folk.From gentle (“(archaic) well-born; of a good family or respectable birth”) + folk.
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Forms
plural: gentlefolks| Singular | gentlefolk |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsupper classaristocratsthe high-born
Antonyms
2 antonymsthe low-bornlower class