nobiliary

[ noh-bil-ee-er-ee, -bil-yuh-ree ]

adjective

of or relating to the nobility.

Origin of nobiliary

From the French word nobiliaire, dating back to 1720–30. See noble, -ary

Words Nearby nobiliary

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How to use nobiliary in a sentence

During the reign of the Goths it was likewise an official and not a nobiliary title.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
He was degraded, deprived of his nobiliary privileges, and condemned to twenty years' hard labour.
The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Under the Empire none of the nobiliary titles were allowed, nor any of the names added to the patronymic or original names.
The Brotherhood of Consolation | Honore de Balzac
The nobiliary particule he did not add to his signature until the year 1830.
Balzac | Frederick Lawton

British Dictionary definitions for nobiliary

nobiliary

/ (nəˈbɪlɪərɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the nobility

Origin of nobiliary

C18: from French nobiliaire; see noble, -ary

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