Etymology
From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas (from nobilis (“noble”) + -tās).
Noun
nobility (countable and uncountable, plural nobilities)
- A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
- The quality of being noble, whether in the sense of being part of the aristocracy or simply having honorable and moral qualities.
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