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English
Etymology
From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).
Pronunciation
Noun
noblesse (usually uncountable, plural noblesses)
- The quality of being noble; nobleness.
1612, Ben Jonson, Epigrams:But thou , whose noblesse keeps one stature still
- The nobility; peerage.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:Faire braunch of noblesse, flowre of cheualrie, / That with your worth the world amazed make, / How shall I quite the paines, ye suffer for my sake?
1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. , London: Henry Herringman, , →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number):All gentlemen are almost obliged to it: and I know no reason we should give that advantage to the commonalty of England to be foremost in brave actions, which the noblesse of France would never suffer in their peasants
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French
Etymology
From Old French, see noble + -esse.
Pronunciation
Noun
noblesse f (plural noblesses)
- nobility
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).
Noun
noblesse (uncountable)
- noblesse
- (Can we date this quote by Malory and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
I woll never take more payne uppon me – and that ys grete pite, for he was a good knyght and of grete nobeles.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Clerke of Oxenfordes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
I yow took/ out of youre pouere array / And putte yow / in estaat of heigh noblesse.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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