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Definition of "gentlepeople" [gentlepeople]

  • Used as a form of address for a group of people. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gentlepeople" in a sentence
  • "This morning, good friends and gentlepeople, it is my singular honor to have as Guest Blogger the lovely, talented, and exceedingly cool Julia Spencer-Fleming."
  • "I'm sorry, too, because I'd like for some of these gentlepeople to know -- it's not enough just to say you made a mistake, and to assume by doing so that you still get to pass "Go" and you still get to collect your 200 dollars -- AND a free "Get Out of Jail" card."
  • "Kind folks and gentlepeople, the “White Tree” in question at the Jena high school was cut down."