nobility
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- noun
- /noʊˈbɪlɪti/
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nobleza
- Then, too, Archduke Ferdinand believed in a hereditary nobility that was quite at odds with Jefferson's point of view.
- a member of the nobility
- lower nobility
Examples
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His parents were minor nobility and sent Joseph to be educated as a lawyer in Pisa.
Academic text (2010) -
Father was a French industrialist, mother was Italian nobility.
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If we have any claim to nobility, I think it comes from that.
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We are not of the old nobility.
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Still, some say nobility lies more in the heart than in birth.
Fiction book (1991) -
The war with England would thus be a Scottish war, not just a war of the nobility.
Academic text (2006) -
I'll never understand the ways of the nobility.
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By reducing the interest rate paid on debt and depriving the wealthy of their rights to collect taxes in France, this hit French nobility hard.
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Thus it is that most Lancers come from the mid ranks of Kislev's nobility, known as the Boyars.
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Many members of the local nobility attended the gala to celebrate the town's anniversary.
Synonyms
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A small group of rich, powerful families who inherit titles and wealth
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8.9
A group of people with noble titles in the United Kingdom
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A class of people born into high social position who have special rights
Being a member of a noble family with high social rank
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Etymology
Nobility comes from the old Latin word nobilis, which means 'well-known' or 'famous', because families who were long seen and respected became noble families. So, nobility can mean the state of being from a high, respected family.