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nobility definition

no·bil·ity (nō bil′ə tē)

noun pl. nobilities -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being noble
  2. high station or rank in society, esp. when accompanied by a title
  3. the class of people of noble rank or having hereditary titles: usually limited in Great Britain to the peerage: usually with the

Etymology: ME nobilite < OFr nobilité < L nobilitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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