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nobility

no.bil.i.ty \no--'bil-*t-e-\ n [ME nobilite, fr. MF nobilite`, fr. L 
   nobilitat-, nobilit]as, fr. nobilis 1: the quality or state of being noble 
   in character, quality, or rank  2: the body of persons forming the noble 
   class in a country or state : MARISTOCRACY