the nobility
noun
: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries
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Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Outside of the royal family and all their HRHs, the nobility ranking goes duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Before that, Islam was primarily the religion of the nobility and of those engaged in active economic activity.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Someone else has decided to peddle gossip, and the nobility is ready and willing to eat it all up.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Outside of the royal family and all their HRHs, the nobility ranking goes duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Before that, Islam was primarily the religion of the nobility and of those engaged in active economic activity.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the nobility
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