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   No·bil·i·ty

   /nōˈbilədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank: "a man of nobility and learning" Similar virtuegoodnesshonorhonestydecencyintegritymagnanimitygenerosityselflessnessbravery
   • ▪ the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title: "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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