noblesse

(nō bles)

noun

nobility

Origin: ME noblesce < OFr < ML nobilitia

See noblesse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Noble birth or condition.
  2. The members of the nobility, especially the French nobility.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from noble, noble

Origin: , from Latin nōbilis; see noble

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