Noble or upper-class ancestry or lineage. Hence: persons of gentle or noble ancestry viewed collectively; the gentry or nobility. Now archaic and…
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释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble class (7) gentle bloodc1300 Noble or upper-class ancestry or lineage. Hence: persons of gentle or noble ancestry viewed collectively; the gentry or nobility. Now archaic and… gentricec1400 Chiefly with the and plural agreement. People of gentle birth or rank collectively; the gentry. rare. nobility?a1475 The group of people forming the noble class in a country or state; a noble class, an aristocracy. nobleness1490 A noble person, a peer; members of the nobility collectively, the peerage. Obsolete. noblessea1500 The nobility, the peerage; people of noble rank. Subcategories:— in Japan (1) — lesser nobility in France (1) |
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