gentlefolk

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛntəlˌfəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jentl fōk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gen•tle•folk  ( jentl fōk′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. persons of good family and breeding.
Also, gentle•folks′. 
  • gentle + folk 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gentlefolk /ˈdʒɛntəlˌfəʊk/, gentlefolks pl n
  1. people regarded as being of good breeding

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