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Meanings of polish nobility in English

Russian
шляхта
Portuguese
nobreza polonesa
Spanish
nobleza polaca
Catalan
szlachta
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Legally privileged noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

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      Usage of polish nobility in English
      1
      This custom prevails among nearly all the Polish nobility.
      The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 / Devoted t...
      2
      The Polish nobility as such was untitled, titles being of foreign origin and not legally recognised.
      Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
      3
      [Footnote 1: i.e., a member of the Polish nobility; comp.
      History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 2 [of 3] / From...
      4
      He was never with the king in the morning and never went to the palatin's to supper, being an unpopular character with the Polish nobility.
      The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...