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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