1. A privileged class holding hereditary titles
   - aristocracy 
2. The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
   - nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur 
3. The state of being of noble birth
   - noblesse

Derived forms: nobilities

See also: ignoble, noble

Type of: elite, élite [Brit], elite group, honorableness [US], honorificabilitudinitatibus, honourableness [Brit, Cdn], position, status

Encyclopedia: Nobility

• genus Arachis
• genus Aralia
• genus Aramus
• genus Aranea
• genus Araneus
• genus Araucaria
• genus Araujia
• genus Arbutus
• genus Arca
• genus Arcella
• genus Arceuthobium
• genus Archaeopteryx
• genus Archaeornis
• genus Archeopteryx
• genus Archidiskidon
• genus Archilochus
• genus Architeuthis
• genus Archosargus
• genus Arctictis
• genus Arctium
• genus Arctocebus
• genus Arctocephalus
• genus Arctonyx
• genus Arctostaphylos
• genus Arctotis