nobility
noun
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2024
The dye was also so pricey — worth more than three times its weight in gold, according to a Roman edict issued in 301 A.D. — that its use was reserved for priests, nobility and royalty.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
In 1780, a member of the native nobility, Túpac Amaru, launched a revolt against the Spanish.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The dragon sign is perhaps the most popular zodiac creature, associated with a host of positive qualities such as nobility, wealth and wisdom.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
The statues imply nobility in one of history’s most ignoble causes.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Ahmed has a style of easy elegance befitting European nobility and her restrained suffering is the most palpable in the cast.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
The meat of common carp was held in high esteem and was at one point reserved only for nobility and clergymen.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 9 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Middle English nobilite, from Anglo-French nobilité, from Latin nobilitat-, nobilitas, from nobilis
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Nobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nobility. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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