NOBLESSE

noblesse

(noun) members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)

nobility, noblesse

(noun) the state of being of noble birth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

noblesse (usually uncountable, plural noblesses)

The quality of being noble; nobleness.

The nobility; peerage.

Anagrams

• boneless

Source: Wiktionary


No*bless", No*blesse", n. Etym: [F. noblesse. See Noble.]

1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.

2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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