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nobiliary, n. and a.|nəʊˈbɪlɪərɪ|
[ad. F. nobiliaire, L. type *nōbiliārius, -ium: see noble a. and -ary.]
†A. n. (See quot.) Obs. rare—0.
1727–38Chambers Cycl., Nobiliary, a collection, or historical account, of the noble families of a province, or nation. [Hence in Bailey, 1731, and some later Dicts., but prob. never in actual English use.]
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the nobility. nobiliary particle, the preposition (as F. de, G. von) forming part of a noble title.
1762tr. Busching's Syst. Geog. VI. 238 One is elected from among the whole body of the nobility, and one from among the nobiliary states of the canton. 1868Pall Mall G. 21 Aug. 2 As for nobiliary pride, it is not known in Poland. 1871Member for Paris II. 15 The law, which forbids persons to adopt nobiliary particles to which they have no right. 1889H. D. Traill Strafford iv. 41 He was frankly proud of, frankly deferential to, nobiliary rank. |