nobility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
The quality of being noble.

/noʊˈbɪlɪti/ /nəʊˈbɪlɪti/ /nəˈbɪlɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nobility.wav /nɵbɨˈlɪʈi/

nobility nobilities

From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas. Equivalent to noble + -ity.

aristocracy noblesse upper class nobleness

plebeian meanness ignobility

antinobility black nobility

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