gentlefolk
noun/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩fəʊk/UK/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊk/US
Etymology
From gentle (“(archaic) well-born; of a good family or respectable birth”) + folk.
Definitions
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.
- Well, Gentlefolk, I dare now wage a Crown, / You take me for the verieſt Romp in Town,— / But ere I part from ye, I'll let you ſee, / There's other Molly Buxomes beſides me; [...]
- What do gentlefolks come to an inn for, if it is not for entertainment and accommodation?
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA