nobility

1. A privileged class holding hereditary titles (synset 108404938)
   is a type of: elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
   subtypes:

   • noblesse - members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
   • baronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
   • baronetage - the collective body of baronets
   • knighthood - aristocrats holding the rank of knight
   • samurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracy
   specific instances:

   • ferdinand and isabella - joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I
   • william and mary - joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II
   member holonym: aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
   same as: aristocracy
2. The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct (synset 104877535)
   tells us about:

   • noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
   • ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
   is a type of: honorableness, honourableness - the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
   subtypes:

   • high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindedness - elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
   • sublimity - nobility in thought or feeling or style
   same as: grandeur, magnanimousness, nobleness
3. The state of being of noble birth (synset 114455458)
   is a type of: position, status - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
   subtypes: purple, the purple - (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
   same as: noblesse

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