gentlefolk

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gen·tle·folk /ˈdʒentlfəʊk $ -foʊk/ noun [plural] old use SSCLASS IN SOCIETYpeople belonging to the higher social classes 上流社会的人

Examples from the Corpus

gentlefolk• Born of gentlefolk, she lived near Godalming in west Surrey.

gen·tle·folk nounChineseSyllable

social classes to the higher Corpus belonging people

gentlefolk
gen‧tle‧folk /ˈdʒentlfəʊk $ -foʊk/

noun [plural] old use
people belonging to the higher social classes

gentle·folk

BrE

/ˈdʒentlfəʊk/

NAmE

/ˈdʒentlfoʊk/

noun

[plural]

(

old-fashioned

)

(in the past) people belonging to respected families of the higher social classes （旧时）出身名门世家的人