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[noh-bil-i-tee]

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noun, plural -ties.

the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.

(in Britain) the peerage.

the state or quality of being noble.

nobleness of mind, character, or spirit; exalted moral excellence.

grandeur or magnificence.

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noble birth or rank.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English nobilite < Latin nōbilitās. See noble, -ity

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non·no·bil·i·ty, noun

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But the days of subservience to the descendants of long lines of nobility have long gone.

Anyone capable of smiling and nodding and agreeing with the minor nobility who supposedly have their best interests at heart.

We know for a fact that the nobility did not invest money in business.

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But the days of subservience to the descendants of long lines of nobility have long gone.

Anyone capable of smiling and nodding and agreeing with the minor nobility who supposedly have their best interests at heart.

We know for a fact that the nobility did not invest money in business.

Despite shrinking habitat to claim as kingdom, lions reign supreme as symbols of nations and nobility.

However, the tradition of nobility and royalty was based upon the same.

Nobility and gentry were allowed to ride the coaches, but not soldiers and peasants.

There is nobility in pitching as long as you can, in making summer last as long as possible.

Fine horses bespoke the nobility the party was supposed to despise.

It is a mastaba tomb, typical of a tomb for nobility of the time.

Some say absolute power corrupts absolutely, other say absolute power gives absolute nobility.

Privacy was inherent to the nobility of their being and their cause.

Her dignity and nobility of character was inspirational.

It seems to me that these so-called managers are the new nobility.

Thus did the reviled newcomers from the north ascend to nobility.

Not for his nobility of character nor for his heroism.

Asiatic lions have long adorned currency and coats of arms as symbols of nations and nobility.

By the way, the fact that they belonged to the orthodox church is a half-truth, a big number belonged to nobility.

He ordered the nobility brought to him with their riches.

After a long illness bravely borne, displaying nobility and unusual courage in difficult times.

Born of the highest old nobility of his country, endowed with.

Basic economics will always triumph over do-goods, although there is the nobility of intent.

But the same motivation that led the nobility in other countries to turn their estates into tourist attractions.

Nobility should be defined by action, not by station.

We will deeply miss our beloved friend whose kindness, generosity and nobility of spirit enriched our lives.

Everett gives her task a crazy nobility and she becomes transcendent.

Her life was a road map for all who share in the joy and nobility of life.

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nobility (nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by royal decree
2.	the state or quality of being morally or spiritually good; dignity: the nobility of his mind
3.	(in the British Isles) the class of people holding the titles of dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, or barons and their feminine equivalents collectively; peerage

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nobility

late 14c., "quality of being excellent or rare," from O.Fr. nobilite (Fr. nobilité), from L. nobilitatem (nom. nobilitas) "nobleness," from nobilis "well-known, prominent" (see noble). Meaning "quality of being of noble rank or birth" is attested from mid-15c.; sense

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of "noble class collectively" is from 1520s.

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