gentle or simple

Noun

archaic plural plural-only

(archaic) All people, of any social standing.

Japanese Meaning

全ての人々 / あらゆる身分の民衆 / 庶民

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When the village council spoke of the gentle or simple, they meant all the people who lived there.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

村の評議会が身分を問わない人々について語ったとき、それはそこに住むすべての人々を指していた。

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(archaic) All people, of any social standing.

And who is there amongst the gentle or simple that ever heard my name, that would bring me a cup of butter-milk, though they knew that I was parched with thirst ; or a morsel of bread if I were dying of hunger?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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gentle

（ canonical ）

simple

（ canonical plural ）

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