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Noblesse

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being noble; nobleness. uncountable, usually

    "But thou, whose noblesse keeps one stature still"

  2. 2
    The nobility; peerage. plural, plural-only

    "Faire braunch of noblesse, flowre of cheualrie, / That with your worth the world amazed make, / How shall I quite the paines, ye suffer for my sake?"

  3. 3
    members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) wordnet
  4. 4
    the state of being of noble birth wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).

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