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nobility

 noun
     
no‧bil‧i‧ty
1

the nobility

the group of people in some countries who belong to the highest social class and have titles such as 'Duke' or 'Countess' [= the aristocracy]
2 [uncountable] the quality of being noble:
the nobility of his intentions
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