Nobility
[noh-bil-i-tee] /noʊˈbɪl ɪ ti/
noun, plural nobilities.
1.
the class or the body of in a country.
2.
(in Britain) the peerage.
3.
the state or quality of being .
4.
nobleness of mind, character, or spirit; exalted moral excellence.
5.
grandeur or magnificence.
6.
birth or rank.
/nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by royal decree
2.
the state or quality of being morally or spiritually good; dignity: the nobility of his mind
3.
(in the British Isles) the class of people holding the titles of dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, or barons and their feminine equivalents collectively; peerage
n.
mid-14c., “quality of being excellent or rare,” from Old French nobilite “high rank; dignity, grace; great deed” (12c., Modern French nobilité), and directly from Latin nobilitatem (nominative nobilitas) “celebrity, fame; high birth; excellence, superiority; the nobles,” from nobilis “well-known, prominent” (see noble (adj.)). Meaning “quality of being of noble rank or birth” is attested from late 14c.; sense of “noble class collectively” is from 1520s.
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