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Definitions for gentlefolk
ˈdʒɛn tlˌfoʊkgen·tle·folk
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Princeton's WordNet
gentlefolknoun
people of good family and breeding and high social status
Wiktionary
gentlefolknoun
People of superior social position.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gentlefolknoun
Persons distinguished by their birth from the vulgar.
Etymology: gentle and folk.
The queen’s kindred are made gentlefolk. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.
Gentlefolks will not care for the remainder of a bottle of wine; therefore always set a fresh one before them after dinner. Jonathan Swift, Directions to the Butler.
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gentlefolk
Gentlefolk is a term traditionally used to describe people with good social position and manners, often linked to having high morals, education, and good birth, similar to the term "gentry". It usually refers to respectable individuals from the upper or middle class of society.
Webster Dictionary
Gentlefolk
alt. of Gentlefolks
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gentlefolk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gentlefolk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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