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noun
The quality of being noble; nobleness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The nobility; peerage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: nobility, aristocracy
noun
the state of being of noble birth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nobility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
Narrower terms: purple
History
From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).
