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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How to use noblesse in a sentence

In an update of Nancy Mitford's 'Noblesse Oblige', The Telegraph has this handy guide, entitled, “What type of RP do you speak?”
Prince William Has 'Less Posh' Voice Than Kate|Tom Sykes|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What if charity—giving out of love or noblesse oblige or religious commitment—doesn't go far enough?
Avoiding Sodom: It's About Policy, Not Charity|Gershom Gorenberg|September 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mitt Romney started off this campaign cycle as a noblesse oblige candidate.
Romney–Ryan: The Rich Voter’s Dream Ticket|Daniel Gross|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Romney-Ryan ticket now seems to be all noblesse, no oblige.
Romney–Ryan: The Rich Voter’s Dream Ticket|Daniel Gross|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Contrary to our general notions of the foreign noblesse those exhibited some of the finest-looking men whom I had ever seen.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And Turgot's family was only of the secondary noblesse of the robe.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3)|John Morley
Like most of the old noblesse who emigrated he is without a sou.
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
With fevered face and icy hands he opened the latter and sought out the packet of his proofs of noblesse.
The False Chevalier|William Douw Lighthall
His father's people were of the noblesse of the robe, country gentles; his mother a cousin of the two dukes Rochefoucauld.
The Red City|S. Weir Mitchell

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