variants
or gentlepersons
as in nobles
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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Noun
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When a noble line holds land for generations those nobles sometimes form a bond with the realm that holds magical power.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ablin focuses on dividend growers, albeit with a shorter track record than dividend aristocrats, that are also high-quality companies.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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But soon Islamic scholars became recognized as the second-highest status group, ranking below aristocrats but above the merely wealthy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Gentlepeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlepeople. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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