nobility
/nəʊˈbɪlətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank（品质、思想、出生或地位的）高贵; 高尚。
2
- （一般作the nobility）the group of people belonging to the highest social class in a country; the aristocracy贵族（阶层）：
a member of the English nobility.
英国贵族的一员。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French nobilite or Latin nobilitas, from nobilis 'noted, high-born' （see NOBLE）.