nobility

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

no·bil·ity [nobility nobilities] BrE [nəʊˈbɪləti] NAmE [noʊˈbɪləti] noun
1. the nobilitysingular + singular or plural verb people of high social position who have titles such as that of ↑duke or ↑duchess
Syn: ↑aristocracy
2. uncountable (formal)the quality of being ↑noble in character
•The bravery and nobility of these men who died for their country.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French nobilite or Latin nobilitas, from nobilis ‘noted, high-born’, from an Indo-European root shared by ↑know.

Example Bank:
•They gave tribute to his courage and nobility.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  noblesse, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur, aristocracy