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   nobility

   /nə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being noble in character: "a man of nobility and learning" Similar virtuegoodnesshonourhonestydecencyintegritymagnanimitygenerosityselflessnessbravery
   • 2. the quality of belonging to the aristocracy: "after 1722 nobility was only acquired by service in the army or bureaucracy"
   • ▪ the group of people belonging to the highest social class in a country; the aristocracy: "a member of the English nobility" Similar aristocracyaristocratslordsladiespeeragepeerspeers of the realmpeeressesnoblesnoblemennoblewomentitled men/women/peoplemembers of the aristocracy/nobility/peeragepatriciansinformal:aristosnobs

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French nobilite or Latin nobilitas, from nobilis ‘noted, high-born’ (see noble).

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