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gen⋅tle⋅folk

  [jen-tl-fohk]
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–noun (used with a plural verb)
persons of good family and breeding.
Also, gen⋅tle⋅folks.

Origin:
1585–95; gentle + folk
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gen·tle·folk   (jěn'tl-fōk')   
pl.n.  Persons of good family and relatively high station.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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