Nobility
41nobility — no•bil•i•ty [[t]noʊˈbɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the noble class or the body of nobles in a country 2) the state or quality of being noble 3) nobleness of mind, character, or spirit 4) grandeur 5) noble birth or rank • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… …
42nobility — /noʊˈbɪləti/ (say noh biluhtee) noun (plural nobilities) 1. the noble class, or the body of nobles, in a country. 2. the state or quality of being noble. 3. noble birth or rank. 4. exalted moral excellence. 5. grandeur. {Middle English nobilite,… …
43Nobility — Those descended from a noble or aristocratic family …
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44nobility — In English law, a division of the people, comprehending dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons. These had anciently duties annexed to their respective honors. They are created either by writ, i.e., by royal summons to attend the house of… …
45nobility — In English law, a division of the people, comprehending dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons. These had anciently duties annexed to their respective honors. They are created either by writ, i.e., by royal summons to attend the house of… …
46nobility — n. (pl. ies) 1 nobleness of character, mind, birth, or rank. 2 (prec. by a, the) a class of nobles, an aristocracy. Etymology: ME f. OF nobiliteacute or L nobilitas (as NOBLE) …
47Norwegian nobility — are persons and families who in early times belonged to the supreme social, political, and military class and who later were members of the institutionalised nobility in the Kingdom of Norway. It has its historical roots in the group of… …
48Finnish nobility — The Finnish nobility (Fi. Aateli, Sw. Adel) was historically a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society… …
49Swedish nobility — The Swedish nobility (Adeln) were historically a legally and/or socially privileged class in Sweden, part of the so called frälse (a classification defined by tax exemptions and representation in the diet that also applied to clergy). Today, the… …
50Russian nobility — Color photograph taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin Gorskii of a Russian noblewoman in 1905. The Russian nobility (Russian: Дворянство Dvoryanstvo) arose in the 14th century and essentially governed Russia until the October Revolution of 1917 …
