noblesse

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noblesse

/nə(ʊ)ˈblɛs/ UK

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From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).

noun noblesses

uncountable, usually The quality of being noble; nobleness. But thou, whose noblesse keeps one stature still

noun

plural, plural only The nobility; peerage. Faire braunch of noblesse, flowre of cheualrie, / That with your worth the world amazed make, / How shall I quite the paines, ye suffer for my sake?

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@misc{noblesse_2026,
  title = {noblesse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noblesse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}