nobility
noun
[ nə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti ]
• the quality of being noble in character.
• "a man of nobility and learning"
Similar:
virtue,
goodness,
honour,
honesty,
decency,
integrity,
magnanimity,
generosity,
selflessness,
bravery,
• the quality of belonging to the aristocracy.
• "after 1722 nobility was only acquired by service in the army or bureaucracy"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French nobilite or Latin nobilitas, from nobilis ‘noted, high-born’ (see noble).
