nobility

Nobility — No*bil i*ty, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit[ e]. See {Noble}.] 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. [1913 Webster] Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

nobility — noun 1) дворянство; родовая знать; the nobility 2) благородство,великодушие; величие (ума и т. п.) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Nobility — (engl., spr. nŏbillitĭ), der englische und schottische hohe Adel, d.h. Dukes (Herzoge), Marquesses (Marquis), Earls (Grafen), Viscounts (Vikoniten) und Lords im engern Sinne (Barone). Der N. (den Noblemen) schließt sich die Gentry an, welche die… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

nobility — index character (reputation), distinction (reputation), elite, eminence, prestige Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. B …   Law dictionary

Nobility — Nobles redirects here. For other uses, see Nobles (disambiguation). For other uses, see Noble (disambiguation). Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society,… …   Wikipedia

Nobility —    The nobility played a much less important role in Dutch politics than elsewhere in Europe during the Early Modern period. For example, the nobility (Ridderschap) had only one vote in the provincial assembly of the States of Holland. In the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

nobility — nəuˈbɪlɪtɪ сущ. 1) знатность 2) дворянство; родовая знать (особ. the nobility); дворянин the nobility and gentry nobility ≈ титулованная и нетитулованная аристократия 3) благородство, великодушие; …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

Nobility — No|bị|li|ty 〈f. 10〉 I 〈unz.〉 Adel II 〈zählb.〉 Person des öffentlichen Lebens, Berühmtheit [engl.] * * * No|bi|li|ty [noʊ bɪlɪti ], die; [engl. nobility < lat. nobilitas] (bildungsspr.): Hochadel Großbritanniens. * * * Nobility   [nəʊ bɪləti]… …   Universal-Lexikon

nobility — noun Etymology: Middle English nobilite, from Anglo French nobilité, from Latin nobilitat , nobilitas, from nobilis Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank 2. the body of persons forming the noble… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Nobility — англ. f = высшая знать (в Англии) …   Большой немецко-русский и русско-немецкий словарь