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Meanings of nobility in English

Russian
дворянство
Portuguese
nobiliárquico
Spanish
nobiliario
Catalan
nobles
Wikidata

Privileged social class.

          Related terms
          дворянство
          Portuguese
          nobreza
          Catalan
          grandesa
          Spanish
          grandeza

          The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct.

                nobreza
                Portuguese
                nobreza
                Catalan
                aristocràcia
                Spanish
                nobleza

                A privileged class holding hereditary titles.

                      nobreza
                      Portuguese
                      nobreza
                      Catalan
                      noblesa
                      Spanish
                      nobleza

                      The state of being of noble birth.

                            nobreza
                            Usage of nobility in English
                            1
                            The people are indeed the fuel; but the nobility fan the flame.
                            The Works of Frederick Schiller
                            2
                            The Senate and the Roman nobility were in the main the same.
                            Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
                            3
                            Enough of nobility in name; I mean to prove nobility in deed.
                            The God of Love
                            4
                            Let the disputing families see that true nobility is expressed in largesse.
                            Gratitude
                            5
                            This in itself shows a lack of nobility in the popular theology.
                            A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
                            6
                            They deprived the nobility of the right to sit in the Signory.
                            History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy / From the Earli...
                            7
                            To his mind perfection lies in personal nobility, and not in love.
                            The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters
                            8
                            He preached in the United States Senate, in speeches of great nobility.
                            T. De Witt Talmage as I Knew Him
                            9
                            They have power you can't buy; even the nobility listens to them.
                            Fortune's Pawn
                            10
                            Thou thinkest Marie-Antoinette commanded the nobility of France with her good diction?
                            Seven Surrenders
                            11
                            The word HURON was used in France as early as the nobility.
                            The Jesuit Missions : A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness
                            12
                            Meanwhile what strange sprigs of nobility flourish in the local soil here.
                            The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
                            13
                            Exactly just how different was he from the rest of the nobility?
                            Forbidden Blood
                            14
                            The carriages of the nobility and guests roll back to the West.
                            Roundabout Papers
                            15
                            The king and queen were to receive the nobility of the realm.
                            Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
                            16
                            Such nobility of character, however, did not help his luck with women.
                            The Irish Times
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