Footfolk

/ˈfʊtfoʊk/ noun

Definition

People who travel on foot; pedestrians or common people (archaic term).

Etymology

From 'foot' + 'folk' (people), an Old English compound describing common people as opposed to nobility who rode horses.

Kelly Says

The distinction between 'footfolk' and mounted nobility reveals how transportation determined social class—you could literally measure someone's status by whether their feet touched the ground.

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