noblesse
/ (nəʊˈblɛs) /
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noun literary
noble birth or condition
the noble class
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Word Origin for noblesse
C13: from Old French; see noble
Words nearby noblesse
noble metal, noble-minded, noble opal, noble rot, noble savage, noblesse, noblesse oblige, Noblesville, noblewoman, nobly, nobody
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