"nobility" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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
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
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