Nobility

  • 31nobility — /noh bil i tee/, n., pl. nobilities. 1. the noble class or the body of nobles in a country. 2. (in Britain) the peerage. 3. the state or quality of being noble. 4. nobleness of mind, character, or spirit; exalted moral excellence. 5. grandeur or… …

    Universalium

  • 32nobility — noun a) A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy. b) The quality of being noble …

    Wiktionary

  • 33Nobility —    see Peerage …

    Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • 34Nobility — No|bị|li|ty 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. 〈unz.〉 (hoher) Adel 2. Berühmtheit, bekannte Person des öffentl. Lebens [Etym.: engl.] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 35nobility — no·bil·i·ty || nəʊ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. nobleness; aristocracy …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36nobility — noun (plural nobilities) 1》 the quality of being noble. 2》 the aristocracy …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37nobility — n. 1. Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, eminence, moral excellence. 2. Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank. 3. Aristocracy, peerage, patrician class, noblesse …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 38Nobility — 1) (ideal) {philosophical problem of} 2) This meant literally descent from a noble or aristocratic family. Despite this, there was an ongoing debate during the Middle Ages on whether man was ennobled by his actions or by his heritage, something… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 39nobility — n 1. aristocracy, patriciate, royalty, baronage, peerage; high rank, high birth, high breeding, blue blood; upper classes, Inf. upper crust, ruling classes, the Four Hundred, (often cap.) establishment, high society, elite, gentry; First Families …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 40nobility — no·bil·i·ty …

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