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

• lanthanide
• lanthanide series
• lanthanoid
• lanthanon
• Lanthanotidae
• Lanthanotus
• Lanthanotus borneensis
• lanthanum
• lanthorn
• lanuginous
• lanugo
• lanyard
• Lanzhou
• Lao
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Lao-tse
• Lao-tzu
• Lao-zi
• Laocoön
• Laodicean
• Laos
• Laotian
• Laotian capital
• Laotian monetary unit
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