noblesse
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| —n | |
| 1. | noble birth or condition |
| 2. | the noble class |
| [C13: from Old French; see | |
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noblesse
early 13c., "noble birth or condition," from O.Fr. noblece (Fr. noblesse), from V.L. *nobilitia, from L. nobilis (see noble). French phrase noblesse oblige "privilege entails responsibility" is first attested in Eng. 1837.
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Noblesse
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