• The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind
    or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.


    Nobility meaning & definition 1 of Nobility.


  • The elite class in a [monarchy] or [aristocracy], with offices and titles that are usually hereditary (via peerage).

    Of or relating to nobles. Another term for [aristocrats]. Lords and Ladies.

    Nobility meaning & definition 2 of Nobility.


  • The highest social class in pre-modern societies and even in a few contemporary societies, and the status and title of a noble are usually inherited; basically another term for aristocrats, a tiny group of elite people who are omnipotent over the common people.
    Nobles are born into wealth and power and often into politics, regardless of their merit to these privileges; peerage is the legal system to constitute the various hereditary titles.
    From highest to lowest rank, the most common peerage titles are:
    -duke and [duchess]
    -marquis and [marquise]
    -earl/count and [countess]
    -viscount and viscountess
    -baron and [baroness]
    Under a feudal system, the nobility earned property from the monarch through military service.

    Nobility meaning & definition 3 of Nobility.


  • honesty, courage, and kindness:

    Nobility meaning & definition 4 of Nobility.

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