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nobility

Pronunciation: /nə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/

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Definition of nobility

noun (plural nobilities)

[mass noun]

1the quality of being noble in character:a man of nobility and learning

2the quality of belonging to the aristocracy: after 1722 nobility was only acquired by service in the army or bureaucracy
(usually the nobility) the group of people belonging to the highest social class in a country; the aristocracy:a member of the English nobility