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Definition of Townsfolk
1. Noun. The people living in a municipality smaller than a city. "The whole town cheered the team"
Definition of Townsfolk
1. n. The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople.
Definition of Townsfolk
1. Noun. The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Townsfolk
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Townsfolk
Literary usage of Townsfolk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"... years in virtue and the science of the saints; so that the townsfolk of Viterbo
were wont to call him il ..."
2. Book Auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1906)
"... books that compose the library, at the same time laying down strict injunctions
that they should be kept for the free use of the townsfolk of Wimborne. ..."
3. The English Constitution: A Commentary on Its Nature and Growth by Jesse Macy (1896)
"The rank and file of the party were traders and townsfolk. Only that part of the
rural population was Whig which was under the immediate control of the Whig ..."
4. The English Constitution by Jesse Macy (1896)
"The rank and file of the party were traders and townsfolk. Only that part of the
rural population was Whig which was under the immediate control of the Whig ..."
5. Uncle Moses: A Novel by Sholem Asch (1920)
"The reason for this was that the relations between Uncle Moses and his townsfolk
were not purely industrial, but rather personal,—almost in the nature of a ..."
6. The History of France by Eyre Evans Crowe (1858)
"The right of private war was at the same time allowed to the Aquitains.
Very different was Philip's treatment of his townsfolk. He at first, indeed, ..."
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