nobiliary
/nə(ʊ)ˈbɪljəri
/adjective rare
Relating to the nobility.The lintel is carved in only one lithic piece and we can see four busts and the nobiliary coat of arms....
- Establishing the nobiliary status of such families depends upon various factors and is essentially twofold.
- To re-establish chivalry the king resorted to nobiliary archetypes from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and placed himself as a mirror for the nobility to imitate.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French nobiliaire, based on Latin nobilis (see noble).
- intermarriage
- intermarry
- intermeddle
- intermediacy
- intermedial
- intermediary
- intermediate
- intermediate frequency
- intermediate host
- intermediately
- intermediateness
- intermediate technology
- intermediation
- intermediator
- intermedin
- intermedium
- interment
- intermesh
- intermezzo
- interminable
- interminableness
- interminably
- intermingle
- intermission
- intermit