noblesse

noun

no·​blesse nō-ˈbles 

1

: noble birth or condition

2

: the members especially of the French nobility

Examples of noblesse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Admitting the fact of noblesse might help encourage the ideal of oblige. — Samuel Goldman, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French noblesce, from noble

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing noblesse

• noblesse oblige

Rhymes for noblesse

• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress
• egress
• excess