Noblesse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
     noblesse. See {Noble}.]
     1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]
        --Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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     2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,
        including males and females. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  noblesse
       n 1: the state of being of noble birth [syn: {nobility}]
       2: members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)