1
: noble birth or condition
2
: the members especially of the French nobility
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Admitting the fact of noblesse might help encourage the ideal of oblige.
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Samuel Goldman, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
Samuel Goldman, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French noblesce, from noble
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of noblesse was
in the 13th century
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“Noblesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noblesse. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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