Nobility Definition
nō-bĭlĭ-tē
nobilities
noun
nobilities
Noble rank or status.
Congress may not grant titles of nobility.
American Heritage
High station or rank in society, esp. when accompanied by a title.
Webster's New World
The class of people of noble rank or having hereditary titles: usually limited in Great Britain to the peerage.
Webster's New World
The quality or state of being noble.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nobility
Noun
Singular:
nobility
Plural:
nobilitiesOrigin of Nobility
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Middle English nobilite the quality of being noble from Old French from Latin nōbilitās from nōbilis noble noble
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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