the nobility
noun
: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries
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We’re given flowers, cards and brunch menus, while politicians praise the sanctity of family and the nobility of maternal love.
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Sarah Leonardi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
The ancien régime, in short, rested on an extremely narrow social base, with the king and the nobility locked in an unhealthy embrace that created resentment and conflict between the lower orders and the privileged sectors of society.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2012
Our family manor was on the outskirts of the King’s territory, far from most of the nobility and day-to-day machinations of court, its customs, and norms.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
And, of course, one thing that can greatly help an outsider is the backing of the nobility, particularly those who have served as consuls previously.
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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Sarah Leonardi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
The ancien régime, in short, rested on an extremely narrow social base, with the king and the nobility locked in an unhealthy embrace that created resentment and conflict between the lower orders and the privileged sectors of society.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2012
Our family manor was on the outskirts of the King’s territory, far from most of the nobility and day-to-day machinations of court, its customs, and norms.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2025
And, of course, one thing that can greatly help an outsider is the backing of the nobility, particularly those who have served as consuls previously.
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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“The nobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nobility. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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