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• a privileged class holding hereditary titles

  synonym	aristocracy
  derivation	noble
  hypernym	eliteelite group
  hyponym	baronagebaronetageknighthoodnoblessepeeragesamurai
  instance hyponym	Catholic MonarchsFerdinand and IsabellaWilliam and Mary
  mero member	aristocratblue bloodpatrician

• the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

  synonym	grandeurmagnanimousnessnobleness
  derivation	noble
  attribute	ignoblenoble
  hypernym	honorablenesshonourableness
  hyponym	high-mindednessidealismnoble-mindednesssublimity

• the state of being of noble birth

  synonym	noblesse
  derivation	noble
  hypernym	positionstatus
  hyponym	purplethe purple