gentlepeople
[ jen-tl-pee-puhl ]
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plural noun
a formal term of address to a group of people.
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How to use gentlepeople in a sentence
At that time gentlepeople dined much earlier than they do now, especially in the country.
The Man with the Pan Pipes | Mrs. (Mary Louisa) MolesworthOh, they are in every way most respectable, and indeed one can see by the children themselves that they are little gentlepeople.
Two Little Waifs | Mrs. MolesworthThis last she decided to let to some family of gentlepeople, while herself keeping on the farm and the barns.
Joanna Godden | Sheila Kaye-SmithHer father and family were removed to a good house in the neighbourhood, and gave themselves all the airs of gentlepeople.
The Privateersman | Frederick MarryatYou couldn't mistake the Lucys for anything but gentlepeople.
The Immortal Moment | May Sinclair
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