the nobility

noun

: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries

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Gallery-goers are perhaps more accustomed to seeing paintings of private menageries or packs of hunting hounds—both status symbols for the nobility—but there was also a trend for portraits of large groups of little dogs. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 This was a period of revolutions and secularization, when the church could not depend on the military leadership of a king, duke or the nobility. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 He was branded a heretic, in part for preaching that the nobility were immoral and so was nobility itself. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026 Nolan foregrounds the nobility that guides the character (his guilt, his dedication to his men, his yearning for his family) and neglects his wily cunning and egotism. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the nobility

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