"noblesse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /nə(ʊ)ˈblɛs/ [UK] Forms: noblesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From Middle English noblesse, from Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|noblesse}} Middle English noblesse, {{der|en|xno|noblesse}} Anglo-Norman noblesse, {{m|xno|noblesce}} noblesce, {{der|en|fro|noblace}} Old French noblace, {{m|fro|nobleche}} nobleche, {{m|fro|noble||noble}} noble (“noble”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} noblesse (usually uncountable, plural noblesses)
  1. The quality of being noble; nobleness. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Collectives, Nobility
    Sense id: en-noblesse-en-noun-44u94JWE Disambiguation of Collectives: 69 31 Disambiguation of Nobility: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6
  2. The nobility; peerage. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-noblesse-en-noun-W64zDM9q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: noblesse oblige

Noun [French]

IPA: /nɔ.blɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-noblesse.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Avatea-noblesse.wav Forms: noblesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From Old French, see noble + -esse. * Cognate with Catalan noblesa, Portuguese nobreza, Spanish nobleza Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{af|fr|noble|-esse|id2=quality}} noble + -esse, {{cog|ca|noblesa}} Catalan noblesa, {{cog|pt|nobreza}} Portuguese nobreza, {{cog|es|nobleza}} Spanish nobleza Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} noblesse f (plural noblesses)
  1. nobility Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Nobility Derived forms: lettre de noblesse, noblesse de robe, noblesse oblige, titre de noblesse

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|xno|noblesse}} Anglo-Norman noblesse, {{m|xno|noblesce}} noblesce, {{der|enm|fro|noblace}} Old French noblace, {{m|fro|nobleche}} nobleche, {{m|fro|noble||noble}} noble (“noble”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} noblesse, {{enm-noun|-}} noblesse (uncountable)
  1. noblesse Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-noblesse-enm-noun-AKt8pJg2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From Anglo-Norman noblesse, noblesce et al., Old French noblace, nobleche et al., from noble (“noble”).",
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        "Middle English uncountable nouns",
        "Requests for translations of Middle English quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "text": "I woll never take more payne uppon me – and that ys grete pite, for he was a good knyght and of grete nobeles.",
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        }
      ],
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}

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