'Nobility' definitions:

Definition of 'nobility'

(from WordNet)
noun
A privileged class holding hereditary titles [syn: nobility, aristocracy]
noun
The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur]
noun
The state of being of noble birth [syn: nobility, noblesse]

Definition of 'Nobility'

From: GCIDE
  • Nobility \No*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit['e]. See Noble.]
  • 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. [1913 Webster]
  • Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • They thought it great their sovereign to control, And named their pride nobility of soul. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred. [1913 Webster]
  • I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'nobility'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Nobility'