the nobility

noun

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

Examples of the nobility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie. —Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025

And now he’s left us, when once again brutality is massing behind its shields, and once again compassion has acquired the nobility of true folly. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025

Merchants vied with the nobility for wealth and power, established trade routes, and facilitated the transport of goods over long distances; people moved from place to place with relative ease. —Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025

We’re given flowers, cards and brunch menus, while politicians praise the sanctity of family and the nobility of maternal love. —Sarah Leonardi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025

Rhymes for the nobility

• affability
• audibility
• bistability
• capability
• changeability
• contractility
• credibility
• culpability
• disability
• disutility
• durability
• fallibility