the nobility
noun
: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries
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Before that, Islam was primarily the religion of the nobility and of those engaged in active economic activity.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
Socially, restricting the longest-toed shoes to the nobility ensured the shoe would be a visual status marker associated with the upper classes.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The talent would never come into question, but the nobility of the vessel was often under review.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
There was a huge wealth disparity, and peasants were suffering under the rule of the nobility.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
Socially, restricting the longest-toed shoes to the nobility ensured the shoe would be a visual status marker associated with the upper classes.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The talent would never come into question, but the nobility of the vessel was often under review.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
There was a huge wealth disparity, and peasants were suffering under the rule of the nobility.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the nobility
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“The nobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nobility. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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