Nobility
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The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind
or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. -
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.
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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. -
honesty, courage, and kindness:
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