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nobility
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no·bil·i·ty  (n-bl-t)
n. pl. no·bil·i·ties
1. A class of persons distinguished by high birth or rank and in Great Britain including dukes and duchesses, marquises and marchionesses, earls and countesses, viscounts and viscountesses, and barons and baronesses: "The old English nobility of office made way for the Norman nobility of faith and landed wealth" (Winston S. Churchill).
2. Noble rank or status: Congress may not grant titles of nobility.
3. The state or quality of being exalted in character.

[Middle English nobilite, the quality of being noble, from Old French, from Latin nbilits, from nbilis, noble; see noble.]

nobility
Noun
1. the quality of being noble; dignity
2. the class of people who hold titles and high social rank

Nobility the body of persons forming the noble class of a country or state—Wilkes.
Example: nobility of the realm, 1530.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nobilitynobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titles
elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
noblesse - members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
baronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
baronetage - the collective body of baronets
knighthood - aristocrats holding the rank of knight
samurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracy
aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
2.nobility - the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
honorableness, honourableness - the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
high-mindedness, noble-mindedness, idealism - elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
sublimity - nobility in thought or feeling or style
3.nobility - the state of being of noble birth
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
purple - of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"

nobility
noun 1. aristocracy, lords, elite, nobles, upper class, peerage, ruling class, patricians, high society
Translations
nobility [nəuˈbɪlɪtɪ] nnobleza

nobility [nəuˈbɪlɪtɪ] nnoblesse f

nobility [nəuˈbɪlɪtɪ] nAdel m;
(quality) → Edelmut m

nobility [nəuˈbɪlɪtɪ] nnobiltà

nobility noble


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