nobility
nounfeminine/nuˈβɾezɐ/medium
no·bre·za
Definitions
1The social class consisting of people who hold hereditary titles or titles granted by the sovereign.
The British nobility includes dukes, earls, and barons.
He was born into the nobility but chose a simple life.
Common collocations
hereditary nobilitynobility of the swordlanded nobility
Idiomatic expressions
- blue blood (hereditary nobility)
Etymology
Do latim 'nobilitas, -atis'.