gentlefolk

/ˌdʒɛntlˈfoʊk/
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Other forms: gentlefolks

Definitions of gentlefolk
  1. noun
    people of good family and breeding and high social status
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    type of:
    common people, folk, folks
    people in general (often used in the plural)
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