gentlepeople

noun

variants or gentlepersons
plural of gentleperson
as in aristocrats
a man or woman of high birth or social position gentlepersons did not want to be seen keeping company with commoners

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  1. aristocrats
  2. nobles
Noun
  • Most activities that were listed in this era, including hunting, fishing, golf, horse riding, and sailing, reflected an idealized version of rural life, carried out mostly by aristocrats at large country estates.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The depravity of the aristocrats in the periphery comes off as deliciously cartoonish, likely because that’s how Fyodor perceives them.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of aristocrats
Noun
  • In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.
    — Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The country’s nobles eventually surrendered in exchange for being allowed to keep their lands (some of them may have done so with their fingers crossed).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of nobles
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