gentlefolk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun people of good family and breeding and high social status

WordNet

Gen"tle*folk`, Gen"tle*folks` noun plural (Also<
  • Gentlefolk
  • Gentlefolks
)
Definitions
  1. Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. Generally in the United States in the plural form. Shak.

Webster 1913