单词 | most noble |
释义 | > as lemmasmost noble (——) c. most noble (——). extracted from nobleadj.n.1 (a) As a courtesy title or form of address: designating a royal or noble person. Now somewhat archaic and rare.In later, formal, use, chiefly of a duke. ΚΠ 1387–8 Petition London Mercers in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 33 Moost noble & Worthiest Lordes, most ryghtful & wysest conseille to owre lige Lorde the Kyng. 1459 in E. W. W. Veale Great Red Bk. Bristol: Text Pt. II (1938) 57 (MED) To the most noble Prince of blessed memoyre, the Kyng his Fadur. 1580 T. Wilson Rule of Reason (new ed.) sig. Aiiiv This worke maie not at the first enterance, haue the saufe conducte and protection of your moste noble roiall Maiestie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. i. 59 But (my most Noble Lord of Westmerland) I take not on me here as a Physician. 1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) iii. iii. 273 Duke... His Title is Grace; and being written unto may be Stiled, Most High, Potent and Noble Prince... Marquis... His Title is Most Noble, Most Honourable, and Potent Prince. 1733 Court Roll of Manor of Aldenham The Court Baron of the Most Noble Lord Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle, Lord of the Manor aforesaid. 1803 J. Collins Let. 26 July in Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 138 The assurance contained in his letter..was of equal validity as if given by the most Noble the Governor General. 1892 (title) The bimetallic question: deputation to the most noble the Marquis of Salisbury, to the Right Honourable G. J. Goschen, and to the Right Honourable A. J. Balfour. 1898 Whitaker's Titled Persons Introd. 10 A Duke is styled ‘Most Noble’, or more commonly ‘Your Grace’; but in very formal language he can be spoken of as ‘The Most High, Potent, and Noble Prince’. 1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness xiv. 254 The most noble and puissant prince Gerald Christian Wimsey..did kill and murder Denis Cathcart. 1992 P. Montague-Smith Debrett's Correct Form (rev. ed.) 28 The formal style of ‘The Most Noble’ has given place to the more informal ‘His Grace’, but the former is still used occasionally in official announcements, documents, and on monuments. (b) Designating an order of knighthood, esp. the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Thistle. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [adjective] hendc1275 kindc1330 knightlyc1384 most noble (——)1567 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) Ded. (heading) To the ryght Honorable and his singular good Lord, Robert Erle of Leycester, Baron of Denbygh, knyght of the most noble order of the Garter. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2251/2 His Majesty having been Graciously Pleased the 29th of May last, to Sign a Patent to be past under the Great Seal of Scotland, for Reviving and Restoring the most Ancient and most Noble Order of the Thistle. 1704 T. Salmon (title) A new historical account of St. George for England and the original of the most noble order of the Garter. 1841 G. F. Beltz (title) Memorials of the most noble Order of the Garter. 1911 J. B. Paul (title) The knights of the most noble and most ancient order of the thistle. 2001 Navy News Sept. 38/3 Newly appointed a Companion of the Most Noble Order of St Michael and St George, the Colonel was greeted by a guard of honour. < as lemmas |
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