Meanings
nountownsfolks pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlytownsfolk
Origin
From townsfolk + -s. Etymology tree English town English -s- English folk English townsfolk Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ms Proto-Indo-European *-omsder. Proto-Germanic *-anzder.? Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s Proto-Germanic *-ōz Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.? Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English townsfolks
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APA
townsfolks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsfolks
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“townsfolks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsfolks. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “townsfolks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsfolks.
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