nobility

Definition of Nobility in English :

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Noun

1. aristocracy, nobility

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

aristocracy

2. grandeur, magnanimousness, nobility, nobleness

the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

3. nobility, noblesse

the state of being of noble birth

noblesse

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nobility

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noun plural -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

Nobility

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nounWord forms: plural noˈbilities

1.

the quality or state of being noble

2.

high station or rank in society, esp. when accompanied by a title

3.

the class of people of noble rank or having hereditary titles: usually limited in Great Britain to the peerage

usually with the

Nobility

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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.

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