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Definition of Nobility
1. Noun. A privileged class holding hereditary titles.
Generic synonyms: Elite, Elite Group
Specialized synonyms: Noblesse, Baronage, Peerage, Baronetage, Knighthood, Samurai
Specialized synonyms: Ferdinand And Isabella, William And Mary
Member holonyms: Aristocrat, Blue Blood, Patrician
Derivative terms: Aristocratic, Noble
2. Noun. The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct.
Generic synonyms: Honorableness, Honourableness
Specialized synonyms: High-mindedness, Idealism, Noble-mindedness, Sublimity
Attributes: Noble, Ignoble
Derivative terms: Magnanimous, Magnanimous, Noble
3. Noun. The state of being of noble birth.
Generic synonyms: Position, Status
Specialized synonyms: Purple
Derivative terms: Noble
Definition of Nobility
1. n. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.
Definition of Nobility
1. the social class composed of nobles [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Nobility
1. 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. "Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it." (Sir P. Sidney) "They thought it great their sovereign to control, And named their pride nobility of soul." (Dryden) 2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred. "I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda." (Dryden) 3. Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility. Origin: L. Nobilitas: cf. OF. Nobilite. See Noble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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