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Definition of Noblesse

1. Noun. The state of being of noble birth.

2. Noun. Members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility).

Definition of Noblesse

1. Noun. The quality of being noble; nobleness. ¹

2. Noun. The nobility; peerage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Noblesse

1. the nobility [n -S] - See also: nobility

Medical Definition of Noblesse

1. 1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. 2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. Origin: F. Noblesse. See Noble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Noblesse

noble eightfold path noble element noble gas noble gases noble metal noble metals noble rot nobleite nobleman noblemen

nobleness noblenesses nobler nobles nobless noblesse (current term) noblesse oblige noblesses noblest noblewoman

noblewomen nobley nobleye nobleys nobly nobodies nobody nobody's nobody's perfect nobs

Literary usage of Noblesse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Eloquence by Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh (1900)
"noblesse OBLIGE [Speech of George William Curtis at the Harvard Alumni dinner ... which says to him, noblesse oblige. The youngest scion of the oldest house ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"2. aristocracy, gentility (now chiefly depreciatory), noblesse (French), classes (pi. ... Referring to the quality or state: nobleness, noblesse (French), ..."

3. Courtly Love in Chaucer and Gower by William George Dodd (1913)
"A Balade of Complaint • Womanly noblesse Unlike the other lyrics so far considered, the Balade of Complaint and Womanly noblesse have a ring of sincerity ..."

4. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"Thus they constituted a real noblesse, or caste apart from the people, until the Revolution at a single blow destroyed all their privileges. ..."

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